Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Livonia grades A− overall, 182nd among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $98K and its schools outperform 84% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $312K for a typical one and 4.1 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Livonia’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Livonia is home to Schoolcraft Community College District. On civic life, just 124 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse.
Where Livonia beats most towns.
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Livonia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,460 in 1900, 95,535 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 8 maps from 1905 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Livonia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
10 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
17 mi TheatreFox Theatre
16 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Livonia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Livonia.
Livonia draws workers from Detroit and beyond, has less food insecurity than most of Michigan and has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings.
For Livonia, that is above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). 50 miles of trail in 70 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Hines Parkway, 341 acres with 4.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rotary Park Nature Preserve | 5.5 mi | 152 |
| 2. Hines Parkway | 4.7 mi | 341 |
| 3. Bicentennial Park | 2.4 mi | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Livonia Public Schools School District. Three of its 35 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 727 | C+ |
| Stevenson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,523 | A |
| Webster Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 253 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
73,636 jobs are based in Livonia, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Livonia for work: only 16% work in town. 18% of Livonia workers work from home. The top destinations are Detroit (9%), Dearborn (6%) and Farmington Hills (5%).
| Livonia | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Livonia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.7% of its 78,430 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
29% of adults have obesity in Livonia. Livonia beats the Michigan average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Livonia.
| Livonia | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Livonia | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Livonia has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Livonia is $1,322 a month. Typical home values rose 2.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Livonia | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,322 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 43% | 45% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 1,617 to 1,340 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Livonia’s property crime rate is 12.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Livonia | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. Livonia has lost 3.1% of its people since 2020, down to 92,603 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Livonia | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
50.3% women, 49.7% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 46.7, men 43.4.
| Livonia | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
11 within 15 miles of the center of Livonia
About 5 of every 100 Livonia residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Where Livonia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
3 places in Livonia on the National Register of Historic Places.
28 notable people were born in Livonia.
City in Michigan, United States
Livonia ( lə-VOHN-yə) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Livonia is located roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 95,535. Originally organized as Livonia Township in 1835, it was incorporated as a city in 1950.
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4 towns share a border with Livonia.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia | #182 | A− | C | C+ | A− | A− |
| Redford Township | #641 | D | C+ | D | C | C |
| Farmington Hills | #205 | B+ | D | B | A− | A |
| Plymouth Township | #26 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A |
| Westland | #552 | C | B− | C− | B | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Livonia grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #182 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
28 notable people were born here, including Mike Modano and Ryan Kesler.
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