Warren, MI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Warren is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, United States. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Warren borders Detroit to the north, roughly 13 miles (20.9 km) north of downtown Detroit. The population was 139,387 at the 2020 census, making Warren the largest community in Macomb County, the third-largest city in Michigan, and Detroit's largest suburb. The town has a history as a sundown town. The city is home to a wide variety of businesses, including the General Motors Technical Center, the United States Army Detroit Arsenal, home of the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), and the headquarters of As…

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How Warren ranks

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#7Most walkable in MI #235Fastest growing in MI #242Most affordable in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48088, 48089, 48090

Area code586

Living in Warren

Housing in Warren

$201K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Warren home is worth about $201,000, about the same as a year ago, 25% below the Michigan typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market18

Sale-to-list98.8%

Sold in May156

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Safety in Warren

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Warren reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 51%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Warren 5

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Warren 13.5

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Warren

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School Grade B-

The public schools Warren’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictWarren Consolidated SchoolsSchools50

Academy of Warren DElementary · Grades PK–8 · 817 students Great Oaks Academy CElementary · Grades K–8 · 768 students Lean Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 619 students Cromie Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 598 students Westwood Elementary School BElementary · Grades K–5 · 512 students Green Acres Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 496 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.