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Detroit, MI
Michigan · Wayne County · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro
Detroit is a major city in Michigan with a population of 636,644. Residents earn $39,575 per year, which is 47% below the national average.
2.6
/5.0
C+
Fair
636,644
Population
4,589/sq mi density
$39,575
Median Income
$24,029 per capita
$76,800
Home Value
$74,828 Zillow
$1,034
Median Rent
34.7% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
253 sunny days/yr
1,965
Violent Crime/100K
4,303 property/100K
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Overall
2.6 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
1.9 / 5.0
$39,575 median income, 7.7% unemployment
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Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$76,800 home value, $1,034/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
1,965 violent crimes/100K (417% above avg)
C
Education
2.4 / 5.0
17.6% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
24
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
7
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Detroit, MI
7 reported haunted locations found near Detroit, MI.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Coca-cola Plant | a supervisor was shot by a disgruntled employee in the 50s. He is sometime seen yelling at workers and keeping the line running when the supervisors are gone. |
| Detroit Historical Museum | In the lower level of the museum, there is a stain on the floor and it smells like sulfur that seems to disappear when it is touched. Not many know about this but it is true that some workers have seen an orb in the lower level by the stain. |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | There is a figure in the African Gallery called the nail figure. I work security in the museum and several officers who work the afternoon and midnight shift have reported that when the lights are out the nail figure has (an African Sculpture who is impaled with several shards of wood referred to as "nails") has been seen performing a tribal dance. In the American Gallery there have been several reports of loud crashes in a room which houses a painting called the court of death. A loud crash ... |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Late at night you can hear shoes squeaking on the gym floor or hear a ball bouncing off the racket ball court. When obviously there is nobody in that area. It is off limits to personnel. |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Clara Ford Pavilion - formerly a live-in nursing school is quite haunted. Security and maintenance personnel have had doors locked behind them during the early morning hours. One of the first floor boardrooms has a particularly obvious cold spot and a feeling of dread, as well as the smell of decay. In 1926 a nursing student, distraught over failing grades, took her own life by jumping from the roof onto the stone walk of the courtyard below. The doorway she used to gain access to roof will r... |
| The Detroit Masonic Temple | This huge edifice was built in 1912 especially for the Masons. The building has over 1,000 rooms, many secret passages, and secret floor compartments. The builder, a gentleman named George D. Mason, was said to have gone broke financing the building, and having lost all his money (and his wife, who left him shortly after filing bankruptcy) became despondent & jumped off the roof to his death. Night watchmen have seen his transparent form at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the roof. Also... |
| The Whitney | originally the home of David Whitney now a very swank restaurant. Reports of table settings moving, doors opening and closing, elevator being operated when there is no one there, cold spots and sightings of a male spirit (possibly David Whitney) |