Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$365,200
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,035/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Detroit 29%
Wixom
Oakland County17,295 residentsWalled Lake Consolidated Schools
62
C
Suburbgrade score
20th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on cost of living and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wixom is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wixom against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency88th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate93%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index99
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.27%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute25.4 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés24
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$65,485
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment3.4%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations45%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wixom on housing & affordability
Wixom's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Beverly Hills15 mi from WixomA 80 B+ Birmingham16 mi from WixomA− 77 B Rochester Hills21 mi from WixomB 70 B− Troy20 mi from WixomB 72 B− Berkley18 mi from WixomB 78 B+ Novi4 mi from WixomB 71 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Wixom
Is Wixom, MI a good place to live?
Wixom scores 62 out of 100, 20th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wixom expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $365,200, 46% above the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.27%. $1,035/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wixom?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Wixom sit at the 88th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Wixom is served by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wixom?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wixom?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Wixom old or new?
The median home in Wixom was built in 1983 — newer 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. 42% 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.