Vacant homes in Hubbell-Puritan, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the homes standing vacant in Hubbell-Puritan at 14.1%.

That is 12% above the Wayne County figure of 12.5%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 8.2%, it is 72% above.

Where Hubbell-Puritan stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, Hubbell-Puritan has the 94th highest figure, above 32% of them. The middle figure in that group is 20.7%, so Hubbell-Puritan sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 3.2% in Far West Detroit to 51.6% in Palmer Park. The highest figures in the group belong to Palmer Park (51.6%), Petoskey-Otsego (50.4%), and Wildemere Park (49.3%).

Next door

Belmont nearby comes in at 18.5%, 32% higher. Crary/St Marys nearby comes in at 13.3%, 6% lower.

Bethune Community nearby comes in at 25.1%, 78% higher. Hubbell-Lyndon nearby comes in at 26.4%, 88% higher.

Related numbers

For homes that are single-family houses, Hubbell-Puritan comes in at 85.1%. For homes with four or more bedrooms, Hubbell-Puritan comes in at 8.3%.

For homes lived in by their owners, Hubbell-Puritan comes in at 59.9%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Vacant homes weigh on a block, and they are also where the next renovation usually starts.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Hubbell-Puritan 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.