Taylor is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 62,081 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48180.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylor. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)5 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL228 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylor; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Taylor had 63,409 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 25th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Wayne County grew from 348,793 residents in 1900 to 1,793,561 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Detroit Metro Ap, MI weather station (3 miles away).
665,558 jobs at 33,699 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
502 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taylor.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 60 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 80 |
| Dentists | 53 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 55 |
| Mental health providers | 133 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 91 |
| Optometrists | 22 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 43 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (37 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (16 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1847.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Taylor School District, Quest Charter Academy, Taylor Exemplar Academy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice McDowell Elem SchoolTaylor | Pre-K–5 | 341 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Blair Moody Elementary SchoolTaylor | Pre-K–5 | 317 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Kinyon Elementary SchoolTaylor | Pre-K–5 | 375 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Clarence Randall Elem SchoolTaylor | K–5 | 492 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Holland Elementary SchoolTaylor | K–5 | 310 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Myers Elementary SchoolTaylor | K–5 | 315 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Quest Charter AcademyTaylor | K–8 | 683 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| Taylor Exemplar AcademyTaylor | K–8 | 660 | Charter | 1.7 mi |
| Taylor Parks Elementary SchoolTaylor | K–5 | 322 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Trillium AcademyTaylor | K–12 | 641 | Charter | 2.9 mi |
| Hoover Middle SchoolTaylor | 6–8 | 515 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Robert J West Middle SchoolTaylor | 6–8 | 641 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Taylor Virtual Learning AcademyTaylor | 6–12 | 325 | Alternative Education | 1.1 mi |
| Taylor Career and Technical CenterTaylor | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.7 mi |
| Taylor High SchoolTaylor | 9–12 | 1,371 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Taylor Preparatory High SchoolTaylor | 9–12 | 405 | Charter | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood AcademyTaylor | 1–8 | 18 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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