Pontiac
- Town in Michigan
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Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade D
- Crime & Safetygrade C minus
- Housinggrade C
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade C minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade C
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade A minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$67,100
National
$217,500Median Rent
$815
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Pontiac Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault978.4national 282.7
- Murder16.7national 6.1
- Rape110.4national 40.7
- Robbery180.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary526.8national 500.1
- Theft1,463.4national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft184national 284
Residents
Working in Pontiac
Jobs
grade C
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$33,568
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Pontiac
- grade C+
Walton Charter Academy
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade C minus
Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac
- Rating 3.75 out of 5 4 reviews
- grade C minus
Pontiac Academy for Excellence - Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade C minus
Whitmer Human Resource Center
- grade C minus
Rogers Elementary School
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Pontiac Reviews
Rating 3.06 out of 5 108 reviews
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Growing up in Pontiac things were different, you could go to the park without adult supervision and not worry about someone trying to snatch you up. I would honestly like to see my kids live a normal childhood without worrying that they won’t make it back home. I would like to see the neighborhoods cleaned up and made safer for the youth of tomorrow!
I’ve been living in Pontiac, MI for 17 years. I was born and raised in Pontiac. Over the years Pontiac has grow as a community and its going in the positive direction with the community coming together for events, corporations moving to Pontiac and the nightlife scenery starting to grow. The overall aspect of Pontiac is great. The city is improving day by day and its all for the better! Pontiac is definitely a smaller highlight of Michigan but it’s a good one. I love being from Pontiac!
I’ve been raised in Pontiac, MI my entire life. I know the schools, neighborhoods, and people like the back of my hand. It is a pretty small industrial city where we have many manufacturers. It is on the low-income side so we see change very slowly, the roads could be better and keeping the city could be better too. Pontiac has a lot of potential economically wise. Living here is overall safe but like any city there are some areas to be weary of. There isn’t much to do here but eat at the local owned restaurants and work, so living here is pretty quiet compared to places like Detroit where there’s more life to it.