Detroit

Best Detroit suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·54 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown Royal Oak, Michigan (2020) at night looking south toward Detroit
Royal Oak$329k median · 23.8 min commute
Schools A−Amenities AResidents inactive
79
Family score
overall 76 B
2
Downtown Berkley on 12 Mile Road. Metadata is at File:WABerkleyHeader.jpg, I had to remove an obstructive object.
Berkley$317k median · 22.0 min commute
Schools B+Amenities A−Residents inactive
78
Family score
overall 78 B+
3
Birmingham, MI
Birmingham$698k median · 20.3 min commute
Schools AAmenities A−Residents inactive
77
Family score
overall 77 B
4
Beverly Hills$511k median · 22.9 min commute
Schools AAmenities B−Residents inactive
77
Family score
overall 80 B+
5
Novi Michigan Civic Center, 45175 West 10 Mile Road
Novi$422k median · 26.2 min commute
Schools A−Amenities B+Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 71 B−
6
Looking north over Downtown Rochester, Michigan in Detroit's far-north suburbs (2022)
Rochester$473k median · 24.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
73
Family score
overall 72 B−
7
Skyline of the city of Troy looking east from the the intersection of Coolidge Hwy and Big Beaver Rd (16 Mile Rd)
Troy$420k median · 23.7 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
73
Family score
overall 72 B−
8
Downtown Farmington, Michigan (2022) looking south.
Farmington$297k median · 23.1 min commute
Schools BAmenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 69 B−
9
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Grosse Pointe Woods$342k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools A−Amenities CResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 71 B−
10
Farmington Hills City Hall — southeastern Michigan, 31555 West Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Farmington Hills$355k median · 24.7 min commute
Schools BAmenities B+Residents inactive
70
Family score
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Royal Oak (Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Berkley (WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0); Birmingham (Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0); Novi (Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0); Rochester (Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Troy (Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Farmington (Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Grosse Pointe Woods (Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0); Farmington Hills (Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0).