A town of 24,831, settled in 1826. Healthier than 71% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Romulus does most differently from other towns.
Where Romulus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Romulus. Another town gets a different order.
Romulus beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Romulus | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 18.9% | 11.9% |
The typical Romulus home is worth about $207,000, up 1.9% in a year, 22% below the Michigan typical home.
Most working residents leave Romulus for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (10%), Dearborn (6%) and Livonia (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Romulus reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
9.5 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Huron Metropark | 0.9 mi | 62 |
| 2. Elmer Johnson Community Park | 0.2 mi | 27 |
| 3. St. John's Lodge No. 44 Community Park | — | 19 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Romulus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Charter Academy | K–8 | 421 | C |
| Wick Elementary School | K–5 | 281 | D |
| Romulus Elementary School | K–5 | 262 | D |
| Barth Elementary School | PK–5 | 233 | C |
| Hale Creek Elementary School | K–5 | 223 | D |
| Romulus Middle School | 6–8 | 423 | D |
Romulus has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Romulus on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Romulus.
City in Michigan, United States
Romulus is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Romulus is located roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of downtown Detroit, and is most notable as the location of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,178.
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4 towns share a border with Romulus.
