Housing in Barton-McFarland at a glance
- Population
- about 9,974
- Housing units
- about 5,372
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $64,000Detroit: $83,900 (-24%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,160 a monthDetroit: $1,074 (+8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 54.3%Detroit: 50.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 99.6%
- Median year built
- 1941
Barton-McFarland sits close to the heart of Detroit, and its housing is the oldest in the city: the share of pre-1980 homes reaches 99.6%, and the median build year is 1941. Owner estimates are low at $64,000, eighth in the ranking and short of Detroit's $83,900, but rent is not: renters pay $1,160, third-highest and above the city's $1,074. Owners hold 54.3% of households, a little ahead of the 50.3% for Detroit. The neighbours are mixed. Warren Ave Community is close on value at $67,000 but has just 44.3% owners, Claytown is higher on both counts at $74,000 and 58.7%, and Franklin Park is lower at $57,000. Rents in all of those neighbours are below Barton-McFarland's, which is why this sector stands out in its part of Detroit, and 9,974 residents live within its boundary, which makes it one of the smaller sectors in the group, and the one nearest the geographic middle of the city.
Questions about Barton-McFarland
What is the median home value in Barton-McFarland, Detroit?
$64,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $83,900 for Detroit as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Barton-McFarland?
$1,160 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,074 in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Barton-McFarland own or rent?
Most own: 54.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 50.3% in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Barton-McFarland is one of the 10 most populous of 205 neighborhoods of Detroit: estimated population about 9,974 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Detroit Open Data, Current City of Detroit Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Detroit as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Barton-McFarland. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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