Garden, MI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Garden City is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Garden City is located roughly 15 miles (24 km) west of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 27,380. Garden City is notable as the home of the first locations of Kmart and Little Caesars.

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How Garden ranks

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#160Most affordable in MI #39Rent easiest to afford in MI #352Most remote workers in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48135, 48136

Area code734

Living in Garden

Housing in Garden

$206K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Garden home is worth about $206,000, up 2.5% in a year, 23% below the Michigan typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market13

Sale-to-list102.5%

Sold in May26

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Safety in Garden

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Garden reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Garden 3.4

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Garden 7.3

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Garden

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Garden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictGarden City Public SchoolsSchools9

Memorial Elementary 12 CampusElementary · Grades 1–2 · 419 students Douglas Elementary 34 Campus C+Elementary · Grades 3–4 · 412 students Tipton Academy PK3 DElementary · Grades PK–3 · 301 students Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 222 students Farmington 56 Campus CMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 455 students Garden City Middle School C+Middle · Grades 7–8 · 423 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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