How much are homes in Redford?

The median sale price is currently $185K, with 96 homes active and about 170 sold in the last 90 days. Prices vary by district and condition, so ask for a comp-based valuation on any specific street.

How far is Redford from downtown Detroit?

About 16 miles, roughly a 20-minute drive on I-96 in normal traffic. Redford borders Detroit directly on the city's west side.

What school districts serve Redford?

Three: Redford Union, South Redford, and Clarenceville. Which one you're in depends on your exact address, so confirm the boundary before you buy.

Is Redford a township or a city?

It's a charter township in Wayne County, officially the Charter Township of Redford. People often just call it Redford or Redford Township.

What kind of houses are in Redford?

Mostly postwar brick ranches, bungalows, and two-story homes on modest lots. The stock is consistent in age and size, which keeps pricing fairly tight across the township.

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A couple taking a selfie on the steps of a brick Redford bungalow

Living in Redford, MI: A Local's Guide

Redford is a charter township, not a city, and that detail tells you most of what you need to know about it. It sits on Detroit's western border in Wayne County, about 16 miles and a 20-minute drive from downtown on I-96. People who buy here are usually after one of two things: a short commute into Detroit or the western job corridors, or a paid-off starter house on a quiet street. It's an inner-ring suburb of roughly 47,000 people. Mature trees, modest lots, and a lot of households that have been here a long time.

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What is Redford known for?

Three things come up the most.

The first is location. Redford touches Detroit directly, and I-96, Telegraph Road, and Grand River Avenue all run through or along it, so you can be downtown in 20 minutes or out to Livonia and Farmington Hills in ten. The same corridors carry the township's largest employer, the Detroit Diesel plant on Telegraph, which has built engines here since 1938. The second is its parks and the River Rouge. The middle branch of the Rouge winds through the township, and Bell Creek County Park anchors the local event calendar (the township's summer fireworks run there). The third is the housing itself: small, well-built, mid-century homes priced for first-time buyers, which is harder to find this close to Detroit than it used to be.

What's it like to live in Redford?

Quiet and practical. This is a place organized around neighborhoods and local routines rather than a single downtown strip. You'll do most of your shopping along Telegraph and Grand River, hit a township park on the weekend, and drive to the bigger retail and dining in Livonia or Dearborn. The township runs a real recreation program out of its parks, and it puts on free summer concerts at the Redford Marquee on Beech Daly. Median age sits in the upper 30s, so it's a mix of younger families buying their first place and longtime owners who've stayed for decades.

Neighborhoods and housing stock

Redford is residential almost end to end across its 11.2 square miles. The streets are laid out in a grid, lots are modest, and the houses are close enough together that you'll know your neighbors. There isn't a luxury pocket or a historic mansion district here. What you get instead is consistency: block after block of similar-era homes on tree-lined streets, which keeps prices fairly tight across the township.

Parks and the Rouge River

The middle branch of the River Rouge flows through Redford, along with Ashcroft Creek and Tarabusi Creek, and that water shapes the park system. Bell Creek County Park is the best-known green space and the site of the township's fireworks. The township keeps an active parks and recreation department, so the parks aren't just open space, they run programs and events through the year.

Things to do

Catch the township’s summer fireworks at Bell Creek County Park, the biggest single event on the local calendar.
Go to a free summer concert at the Redford Marquee on Beech Daly Road. The township programs these through the season.
Walk or fish along the middle branch of the River Rouge where it cuts through the local parks.
Drive ten minutes into Livonia or Farmington Hills for the larger malls, restaurants, and big-box shopping the township doesn’t have on its own.
Tee off at the Western Golf and Country Club, a private club within the township.

Getting around

Redford is built for drivers, and the road network is its strongest selling point. I-96 (the Jeffries Freeway) runs through the township and meets Telegraph Road near the Detroit border, putting you downtown in about 20 minutes. Telegraph Road (US-24) and Grand River Avenue are the main commercial arteries, and Eight Mile Road (M-102) forms part of the northern boundary. M-5 connects you out toward the northwest suburbs. There's no rapid transit, so a car is close to a requirement here. For hospital care, residents generally use the Corewell Health (formerly Beaumont) network in nearby communities like Farmington Hills and Dearborn rather than a facility inside the township.

Homes in Redford

Most of Redford's housing went up in the postwar decades, and the stock reflects that era. You'll see a lot of brick ranches, bungalows, and traditional two-story homes on small-to-modest lots with mature trees. These are solid, straightforward houses, not architectural showpieces, and many have had decades of single-family ownership. Because the inventory is so consistent in age and size, the township doesn't have the wide price spread you'd find somewhere with a mix of eras and lot sizes. That makes it one of the more predictable markets to shop close to Detroit.

The Redford housing market

median sale price

$185K

avg days on market

29

price yoy

+3.9%

active listings

96

Prices in Redford don't swing as hard as in towns with a luxury tier, but they still vary by school district, by condition, and by which side of the township you're on. The only way to know what a specific house is worth is to look at recent comparable sales nearby. We'll pull those comps and give you a real valuation based on actual closings, not an automated estimate. It's free and there's no obligation.

Schools

Redford is split across three districts, which is unusual for a township this size and matters a lot when you're picking a street. **Redford Union School District** and **South Redford School District** cover most of the township. **Clarenceville School District** reaches into the northwest corner, though its school buildings sit just outside the township line. The three districts don't perform identically, so two houses a few blocks apart can feed different schools with different reputations. Confirm the exact district and assigned schools by street address before you make an offer, because the boundary lines don't follow the main roads cleanly.

Is Redford a good place to buy a home?

It depends on what you're optimizing for. If your priority is an affordable, move-in-ready house close to Detroit with an easy commute, Redford is one of the better values on the west side, and the road access is genuinely hard to beat. The honest tradeoff is twofold: the three school districts vary in quality, so the address you choose carries weight, and the township has slowly lost population over the past few years, which keeps demand steady rather than hot. For a first house or a commuter base, that's often a fine trade. For families set on a top-ranked district, it's worth comparing Redford against neighboring Livonia before you commit.

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