Housing in Crary/St Marys at a glance
- Population
- about 8,890
- Housing units
- about 3,822
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $110,000Detroit: $83,900 (+31%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,110 a monthDetroit: $1,074 (+4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 61.9%Detroit: 50.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 99.5%
- Median year built
- 1946
Crary/St Marys is one of the smallest sectors in Detroit by population, at 8,890 residents, yet it ranks second in the city for owner estimates, at $110,000, against $83,900 overall. Almost all of its homes are old, as 99.5% were built before 1980, also second, and the typical one dates from 1946. Owners are 61.9% of households. On the north-west side of the city, it stands well above Brightmoor ($69,000) and Franklin Park ($57,000), but Bagley, with $167,000, is far higher still. Rent is $1,110, a little above the citywide $1,074, and fourth in the ranking, which places Crary/St Marys between the lower-priced western sectors and Bagley at the very top. Its owner share also sits between those of Brightmoor and Bagley, at 43.1% and 64.5% respectively, so the sector sits in the middle of a clear gradient running toward the north of the city, with values rising as one moves in that direction.
Questions about Crary/St Marys
What is the median home value in Crary/St Marys, Detroit?
$110,000 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 Crary/St Marys?
$1,110 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 Crary/St Marys own or rent?
Most own: 61.9% 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 2 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.
Crary/St Marys is one of the 10 most populous of 205 neighborhoods of Detroit: estimated population about 8,890 (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 Crary/St Marys. 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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