Since 1962, every mayor of the city has been a Democrat. Detroit ranked dead last in an aggregation of those metrics.ĭetroit's poor ranking comes after decades of single-party Democratic rule, during which time the city saw its living standards, safety, and economic prowess decline precipitously. cities as the best places to raise children: family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability, and socioeconomics.
WalletHub used five metrics to rank 182 U.S. Detroit, which Democratic mayors have governed exclusively for more than 60 straight years, was ranked this week by personal finance website WalletHub as the worst city in the United States to raise a family.
