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Data story ยท 2026

Four-bedroom homes in Garden City, 2026

Homes with four or more bedrooms in Garden City from the latest Census estimates, against Wayne County and the neighbors.

By Victoria JacksonEditor In Chief Published 1 min read
9.0%
Homes with four or more bedrooms
41st of 42
Rank among communities in Wayne County
17.7%
Wayne County
21.3%
Metro Detroit

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Homes for sale in Garden City

Look past the headlines and the numbers start talking. The Census puts the homes with four or more bedrooms in Garden City at 9.0%.

That is 49% below the Wayne County figure of 17.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 21.3%, it is 58% below.

Where Garden City stands

Among 42 communities in Wayne County, Garden City has the 41st highest figure, above 2% of them. The middle figure in that group is 18.3%, so Garden City sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 8.8% in Ecorse to 45.8% in Grosse Pointe. The highest figures in the group belong to Grosse Pointe (45.8%), Northville Township (45.2%), and Grosse Pointe Park (44.0%).

Across all 199 Metro Detroit communities, Garden City ranks 192nd.

Next door

Westland nearby comes in at 10.3%, 14% higher. Dearborn Heights nearby comes in at 13.7%, 51% higher.

Inkster nearby comes in at 11.0%, 22% higher. Wayne nearby comes in at 12.6%, 39% higher.

Related numbers

For homes that are single-family houses, Garden City comes in at 89.0%. For homes in buildings of 20 or more units, Garden City comes in at 0.6%.

For homes standing vacant, Garden City comes in at 3.8%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Four bedrooms is where a growing family starts looking, and where those homes are scarce they sell fast.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Garden City with the 42 communities in Wayne County that have the same figure on file, highest first.

Next door, compared

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  2. Westland 10.3%

    Wayne County

  3. Wayne County

  4. Inkster 11.0%

    Wayne County

  5. Wayne 12.6%

    Wayne County

  6. Livonia 23.9%

    Wayne County

Sources

Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger

Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.