Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Allendale Elementary School
2-5 · Regular · Melvindale-North Allen Park School District
914 students · 21.2:1 student–teacher
Allendale Elementary School school rating: C 0.5 mi
Julian O. Strong Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Melvindale-North Allen Park School District
651 students · 17.1:1 student–teacher
Julian O. Strong Middle School school rating: C- 0.5 mi
Academy for Business and Technology High School
6-12 · Regular · Academy for Business and Technology
231 students · 11.7:1 student–teacher
D+

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 38+ restaurants and cafés, 3 grocery stores, 29 parks and green spaces, and 40+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Fredi The PizzaMan
Allen Road
0.1 mi
Parts and Labor bar
Allen Road
0.2 mi
Burger King
Allen Road
0.4 mi
La Favorita Tienda Mexicana
Mexican restaurant
0.4 mi
McDonald's
Oakwood Boulevard
0.4 mi
Oakwood Cafe
0.5 mi
Jack's Italian Bakery
Allen Road
0.6 mi
Savvy Sliders
Oakwood Boulevard
0.8 mi

Groceries

Dollar General Market
Oakwood Boulevard
0.3 mi
Meijer
Fairlane Drive
1.2 mi
ALDI
West Outer Drive
1.7 mi

Parks & recreation

De Luca Field
0.2 mi
Melvindale Park
0.4 mi
Coogan Park
0.4 mi
Melvindale field
0.5 mi
Allendale Park
0.5 mi
River Rouge
0.6 mi
Fontana Park
0.8 mi
Lankford Park
0.8 mi

Transit

Oakwood / Fairlane (WB)
1.0 mi
Schaefer / Oakwood (NB)
1.0 mi
Schaefer / Francis (SB)
1.0 mi
Schaefer / Dix (NB)
1.1 mi
Fairlane / Target (NB)
1.1 mi
Outer Dr / Allen (WB)
1.1 mi
Outer Dr / Gale (WB)
1.1 mi
Fairlane / Target (SB)
1.1 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 17709 ruth st, Melvindale

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Flock Safety reader
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2 license-plate readers mapped within ½ mile of this home, both identified as Flock Safety devices. Nearest: 0.4 mi southwest. Operator named in the data: Melvindale Police Department.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	2	10
of which Flock Safety	2	10

Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of Oct 21, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.

The 48122 market

Homes for sale: 28
Median list price: $175,000

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17709 ruth st, MELVINDALE MI 48122

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Beds

1

Baths

904

Sqft

1950

Year built

Estimated value: $126,172

Range $116,183 – $136,161 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$72,844 January 2020$126,172 August 2026

Highest reading $151,366 in July 2025; lowest $70,995 in March 2024. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

— beds
1 baths
904 sqft
3,485 sqft lot
Built 1950
Stories: 1
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN 47 009 02 0078 000

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Home price

Down payment (20%)

$25,234

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$931/mo

Principal & interest$699

Property tax$116

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $100,938. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2026 roll

Assessed total: $57,400
County market value: $114,800
Property tax billed: $1,572.89

Sale & deed history

January 13, 2014Arm's-length—
July 2, 2009Arm's-lengthCash$16,000
January 16, 2009Arm's-length—
February 14, 2008Arm's-lengthCash$83,800

The 48122 market

Homes for sale: 28
Median list price: $175,000

Sources for the nearby listings shown on this page

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Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

1.1 mi

Montessori Childrens Center of Allen Park

PK-3 · Montessori

53 students · 10.6:1 student–teacher

1.2 mi

Melvindale High School

9-12 · Regular · Melvindale-North Allen Park School District

982 students · 23.4:1 student–teacher

B- 1.3 mi

Inter-City Baptist School

KG-12 · Regular

313 students · 14.9:1 student–teacher

1.5 mi

Mark Twain School for Scholars

PK-8 · Regular · Detroit Public Schools Community District

251 students · 14.8:1 student–teacher

C+ 1.6 mi

Stout Middle School

6-8 · Regular · Dearborn City School District

698 students · 13.3:1 student–teacher

B+ 1.8 mi