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Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan
2 restaurants with a Carleton address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Carleton, MI on TownAnswer is Farmer's Cafe, with a score of 69 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 2,238 Google reviews). Next are The TOAST Office (54). We scored 2 restaurants with a Carleton address.
This page has fewer than three scored businesses, so we keep it out of search results until it has more. The nearest city pages are listed below.
Our October 2026 pull of Google Maps found 2 restaurants with a Carleton mailing address. 1 list a website, 0 have claimed their Google listing and 0 take online bookings.
None belongs to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed restaurant in Carleton is Farmer's Cafe with 2,238 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.7 stars.
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The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every restaurant here is checked on the same 5 parts: reputation (26 points), review volume (18), focus (14), profile (22) and verified owner (20). Nobody pays to rank. How we rank
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hours2,238 reviews
Farmer's Cafe lists its address as 141 Medical Center Dr, Carleton, MI 48117. It sits about 0.6 miles east of central Carleton. Its Google category is "Family restaurant", with Breakfast restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.70. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
★ 4.5 61 Google reviews
Weekend hours
The TOAST Office lists its address as 12770 Maxwell Rd, Carleton, MI 48117. That is 0.5 miles west of the Carleton city center. Google files it under "American restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.48. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmer's Cafe | 69 | B- | 4.7 | 2,238 | 141 Medical Center Dr |
| 2 | The TOAST Office | 54 | C | 4.5 | 61 | 12770 Maxwell Rd |
Carleton has 2,595 residents on 1.0 square miles of land, about 2,619 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $73,365 and the median age is 38.8. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 2 restaurants with a Carleton mailing address: 7.7 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 6.0 mi southeast | 5 | 67 |
| South Rockwood | 6.1 mi east | 1 | 73 |
| Sumpter Township | 6.7 mi northwest | 1 | 72 |
| Flat Rock | 6.8 mi northeast | 15 | 75 |
| New Boston | 6.8 mi north | 7 | 69 |
| Maybee | 6.9 mi southwest | 2 | 68 |
| Rockwood | 7.7 mi east | 9 | 71 |
| Brownstown Township | 9.0 mi northeast | 12 | 77 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 2 restaurants with a Carleton mailing address. 2 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Farmer's Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Carleton: 69 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 2,238 Google reviews. Scores change when listings change.
Reputation (26 points) is the Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it rests on. Review volume adds up to 18, how closely the business matches the trade up to 14, profile facts such as website, phone, hours, photos and a claimed listing up to 22, and a profile the owner verified with TownAnswer adds 20.
No. Every business is scored by the same rules, and no payment changes a score or a place on a list.
Nearby city pages: Newport (6.0 miles), South Rockwood (6.1 miles), Sumpter Township (6.7 miles), Flat Rock (6.8 miles).
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Carleton is in Monroe County. See every restaurant in the county on the Monroe County page.
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TownAnswer ranks local businesses by one published method. Businesses cannot pay to change their rank. Ratings and review counts come from Google Maps, read in October 2026. Details change, so confirm hours, prices and licences with each business. How we rank.
