Living in Downtown Detroit

Downtown Apartments for Rent

Downtown is the 2nd most walkable neighborhood in Detroit with 18,435 residents.

Downtown has good public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: University, Chene, Jeffries, Kettering-butzel, Indian Village, Central and Gold Coast.

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Downtown is Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Most errands can be accomplished on foot in Downtown Detroit.

Downtown is the 2nd most walkable neighborhood in Detroit with a Walk Score of 76.

Find apartments in Detroit's most walkable neighborhoods: University, Downtown and Central.

Downtown Detroit Apartments for Rent

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Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other Detroit neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	University	86	47	88	14,625
2	Downtown	76	53	71	18,435
3	Central	74	37	63	12,502
4	Vernor	68	30	61	36,918

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 320 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown.

People in Downtown can walk to an average of 9 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Downtown has Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options. Find Downtown Detroit apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Downtown has good public transportation and about 17 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.

Downtown is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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