Population
12,554
+19.9% since 2010
Typical home
$143K
+2% in a year
Household income
$42K
median
Jobs based here
2,301
A commuter town
What makes Melvindale stand out The 3 things Melvindale does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Melvindale has grown 19.9% since 2010 10,715 people in 2010; 12,554 today.
What’s changed most in Melvindale? 10,715 2010
12,851 2020
12,554 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Outdoors
2.2% of Melvindale is conserved land 0.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
2.2% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 2.2%
conserved · 39 of 1,751 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Lankford Park 0.4 mi 7 2. Melvindale field — 11 3. De Luca Field — 8
Housing
A typical Melvindale home is worth about $143K The typical Melvindale home is worth about $143,000, up 2% in a year, 46% below the Michigan typical home.
$143K Zillow home value
Typical home value Melvindale $143K
Michigan $266K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A strong seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s Health
Healthier than 3% of U.S. towns Melvindale beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 27.
D− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
What stands out Melvindale MI Fewer adults who have had cancer 6.8% 8.9% More adults facing food insecurity 36.7% 15.4%
Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn
1.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
1st
percentile among MI towns
Schools
Melvindale’s public schools outperform 25% of Michigan districts The public schools Melvindale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C School Grade
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Melvindale Most working residents leave Melvindale for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (15%), Dearborn (10%) and Livonia (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Melvindale 4%
Detroit 15%
Dearborn 10%
Livonia 5%
Taylor 4%
13 mi
median commute distance
2,301
jobs based in Melvindale
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
28 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28 Low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Cold waves Tornadoes
5
federal disasters paid out here
Safety
Less crime per resident than 33% of U.S. towns Melvindale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less.
C Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Melvindale 3.7
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Melvindale 10.2
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
33rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
30th
percentile among MI towns
45
violent crimes reported in 2025
125
property crimes reported in 2025
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Melvindale has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 22–35°
Spring 38–58°
Summer 62–81°
Fall 44–61°
Oct 15
typical first frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
A commuter town 96% of working residents leave Melvindale for work Where Melvindale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
15% → Detroit Detroit 15%
10% → Dearborn Dearborn 10%
5% → Livonia Livonia 5%
4% → Taylor Taylor 4%
3% → Romulus Romulus 3%
3% → Southfield Southfield 3%
Melvindale · 4% stay
2,301 jobs based in Melvindale
4% of working residents work in town
13 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Melvindale?
Census LEHD 2021
c. 1930 · Mel Plaza Motel, on U. S. 25, Melvindale, Mich (83435) · Wikimedia Commons
Melvindale’s story
102 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Famous people from Melvindale 3 notable people were born in Melvindale.
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Melvindale is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, Melvindale is located roughly 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 12,851.
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Established 1924
Population 12,851
Area 2.8 sq mi
Elevation 587 ft
ZIP code 48122
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