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About River Rouge
City in Michigan, United StatesRiver Rouge (, French: Rivière Rouge, lit. 'red river') is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, River Rouge is located roughly 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,224. The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River. The city includes the heavily industrialized Zug Island and also has its own school district, River Rouge School District.
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The typical River Rouge home is worth about $85,000, down 2.3% in a year, 68% below the Michigan typical home.
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The public schools River Rouge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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