Monthly housing costs in Claytown, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the median monthly housing costs in Claytown at $697 a month.

That is 35% below the Wayne County figure of $1,074 a month.

Where Claytown stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, Claytown has the 114th highest figure, above 18% of them. The middle figure in that group is $884 a month, so Claytown sits below the typical one.

The range runs from $398 a month in Jeffries to $2,137 a month in Palmer Woods. The highest figures in the group belong to Palmer Woods ($2,137 a month), Indian Village ($1,819 a month), and Rivertown ($1,765 a month).

Next door

Midwest nearby comes in at $692 a month, about the same. Chadsey Condon nearby comes in at $649 a month, 7% lower.

Springwells nearby comes in at $756 a month, 8% higher. Central Southwest nearby comes in at $669 a month, 4% lower.

Related numbers

For median property tax bill, Claytown comes in at $1,260 a year. For property taxes as a share of home value, Claytown comes in at 1.68%.

For monthly owner costs without a mortgage, Claytown comes in at $512 a month.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Housing costs count rent or the mortgage plus utilities, taxes and insurance: the real monthly bill.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Claytown with the 138 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.

A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.