Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$199,100
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,176/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Detroit 29%
Madison Heights
Oakland County28,419 residents2 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
16th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Madison Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Madison Heights against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency49th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.8
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate90%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index86
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.39%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute25.3 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés105
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries14
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks104
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$69,503
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment2.8%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations40%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Madison Heights on housing & affordability
Madison Heights's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Beverly Hills7 mi from Madison HeightsA 80 B+ Birmingham6 mi from Madison HeightsA− 77 B Grosse Pointe Woods11 mi from Madison HeightsB+ 71 B− Rochester Hills11 mi from Madison HeightsB 70 B− Troy6 mi from Madison HeightsB 72 B− Berkley4 mi from Madison HeightsB 78 B+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Madison Heights
Is Madison Heights, MI a good place to live?
Madison Heights scores 65 out of 100, 16th 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 Madison Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $199,100, 20% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.39%. $1,176/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Madison Heights?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Madison Heights sit at the 49th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 15.8 student–teacher ratio. Madison Heights is served by Lamphere Public Schools and Madison District Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Madison Heights?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Madison Heights?
Within two miles there are 14 groceries, 105 restaurants and cafés and 104 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Madison Heights old or new?
The median home in Madison Heights was built in 1961 — 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. 69% 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.