Taylor, MI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Taylor is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Taylor is located roughly 16 miles (25.7 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, Taylor had a population of 63,409, ranking as the 17th most-populated city in Michigan. The area was originally a civil township known as Taylor Township, which was organized in 1848 and later incorporated as the city of Taylor in 1968. Taylor is the most-populated municipality of the Downriver community, and it is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the southern border of Detroit and about 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Downtown Detroit. Taylor is home to the Southland Center, Taylor Sportsplex,…

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How Taylor ranks

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#106Most affordable in MI #192Shortest commute in MI #55Rent easiest to afford in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48180

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Living in Taylor

Housing in Taylor

$180K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Taylor home is worth about $180,000, up 1.6% in a year, 32% below the Michigan typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market22

Sale-to-list101.3%

Sold in May54

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Safety in Taylor

D

Safety Grade D

Taylor reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Taylor 7.5

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Taylor 19.1

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Taylor

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C⁻

School Grade C-

The public schools Taylor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 79% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictTaylor School DistrictSchools17

Quest Charter Academy B-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 683 students Taylor Exemplar Academy B-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 660 students Clarence Randall Elem School DElementary · Grades K–5 · 492 students Kinyon Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 375 students Bernice McDowell Elem School DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 341 students Taylor Parks Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 322 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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