Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 92/100
A
Median home value$511,000
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$2,077/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households15%
Detroit 29%
Beverly Hills
Oakland County10,524 residentsBirmingham Public Schools
80
B+
Suburbgrade score
1st of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by cost of living.
80
Detroit median 58
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Beverly Hills is like to live in, by category
Bars show Beverly Hills against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 88/100
A
Within-state proficiency97th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate97%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Housing cost index161
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.36%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 85/100
A−
Mean commute22.9 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi9.9
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés38
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks92
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Median household income$177,412
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment1.6%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations70%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Beverly Hills on cost of living
Beverly Hills's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Pontiac9 mi from Beverly HillsB+ 44 D Madison Heights7 mi from Beverly HillsB+ 65 C+ Mount Clemens19 mi from Beverly HillsB+ 44 D Hamtramck13 mi from Beverly HillsB+ 46 D Westland16 mi from Beverly HillsB+ 55 C− Wixom15 mi from Beverly HillsB 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Beverly Hills
Is Beverly Hills, MI a good place to live?
Beverly Hills scores 80 out of 100, 1st of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Beverly Hills expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $511,000, 105% above the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.36%. $2,077/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Beverly Hills?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Beverly Hills sit at the 97th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Beverly Hills is served by Birmingham Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Beverly Hills?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 9.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Beverly Hills?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 38 restaurants and cafés and 92 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Beverly Hills old or new?
The median home in Beverly Hills was built in 1960 — older than the Detroit median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 96% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.