Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$215,900
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$843/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Detroit 29%
Fraser
Macomb County14,583 residentsFraser Public Schools
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
19th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
63
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fraser is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fraser against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate94%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index84
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.80%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute23.5 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi10
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés79
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks64
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$64,354
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment4.3%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations33%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fraser on housing & affordability
Fraser's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Beverly Hills15 mi from FraserA 80 B+ Birmingham14 mi from FraserA− 77 B Grosse Pointe Woods7 mi from FraserB+ 71 B− Rochester Hills14 mi from FraserB 70 B− Troy11 mi from FraserB 72 B− Berkley12 mi from FraserB 78 B+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fraser
Is Fraser, MI a good place to live?
Fraser scores 63 out of 100, 19th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fraser expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $215,900, 14% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.80%. $843/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fraser?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Fraser sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Fraser is served by Fraser Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fraser?
The mean commute is 23.5 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 10 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fraser?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 79 restaurants and cafés and 64 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Fraser old or new?
The median home in Fraser was built in 1972 — close to 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. 78% 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.