Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Median home value$473,100
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,379/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Detroit 29%
Grosse Pointe Park
Wayne County11,319 residentsGrosse Pointe Public Schools
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
11th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by cost of living.
69
Detroit median 58
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Grosse Pointe Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Grosse Pointe Park against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.1
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate95%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Housing cost index148
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.79%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute24.8 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi13
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés15
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$124,111
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment3.3%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations68%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Grosse Pointe Park on cost of living
Grosse Pointe Park's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Madison Heights13 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB+ 65 C+ Mount Clemens16 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB+ 44 D Hamtramck7 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB+ 46 D Westland24 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB+ 55 C− Lincoln Park16 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB 52 D+ Wayne25 mi from Grosse Pointe ParkB 45 D 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 Grosse Pointe Park
Is Grosse Pointe Park, MI a good place to live?
Grosse Pointe Park scores 69 out of 100, 11th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Grosse Pointe Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $473,100, 89% above the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.79%. $1,379/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Grosse Pointe Park?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Grosse Pointe Park sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 18.1 student–teacher ratio. Grosse Pointe Park is served by Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Grosse Pointe Park?
The mean commute is 24.8 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 13 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Grosse Pointe Park?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 15 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Grosse Pointe Park old or new?
The median home in Grosse Pointe Park was built in 1939 or earlier — 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. 75% 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.