City Score: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI scores 31 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 35 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 26 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

What Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is up against: 49 out of 100 — Better than 55% of cbsas, down 1 points
Where grace is growing: 23 out of 100 — Better than 31% of cbsas
Marriage & family: 44 out of 100 — Better than 42% of cbsas, up 2 points
Christian liberty: 21 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas

What takes Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI to Revival

City Pulse: City Pulse 26 → 40
Gathering: Gathering 37 → 45
Discipleship: Discipleship 33 → 45

What affected it

This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 9 percentile points (What Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is up against)
This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is up against)
This quarter: Cohabiting households up 6 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI over time

Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

119 cities in Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/detroit-warren-dearborn-mi. Methodology.

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