KnudsenHouse, 2016
Bingham Farms’s story
71 years in pictures
Census counts: 394 in 1960, 1,124 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 8 maps from 1907 on.
- 1955Bingham Farms is incorporated
Population
1,071
2025 Census estimate · −1.9% since 2020
Typical home
$614K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$245K
median
Median age
66.5
years
Jobs based here
9,314
A job hub
Is Bingham Farms a good place to live?
Bingham Farms’ best subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Bingham Farms’ density of trails is 2.4 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 14 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. Bingham Farms has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bingham Farms stand out
Where Bingham Farms beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here9,314
Residents who work629
Work
14.8 jobs for every working resident
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 99% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021.
Natural hazardsA
Lower risk than 87% of U.S. communities
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town
1,071 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Southfield TownshipSouthfieldBeverly HillsFranklinBingham Farms
How Bingham Farms grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bingham Farms is from typical.
SchoolsBeat 96% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationA+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthBeaumont Hospital Royal Oak 4.4 miles awayAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $614K, 8 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeDOpen →Jobs & income$245K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 8.7% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsC+Open →HistoryIncorporated 1955DOpen →Civic life2.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 66.5; 69% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 61 attractions →Michigan Stadium and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bingham Farms. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
15 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
17 mi TheatreFox Theatre
31 mi LakeLake Saint ClairSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Bingham Farms: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bingham Farms, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBingham Farms water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpThursdayTrash dayTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSouthfield Township ClerkSouthfield Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48025, 4803448025 98% · 48034 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bingham Farms.
HousingCost of living grade D
Bingham Farms stands out in Michigan and nationally, with the median rent higher than most
Typical home values rose 3.5% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Bingham Farms who are owner-occupiers is 97%, where Michigan’s towns sit at 84% and U.S. towns at 73%.
$614KZillow home value
| Bingham Farms | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 97% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Bingham Farms$614K
Michigan$264K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
In Bingham Farms, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Just 4% of Bingham Farms’s working residents have a job in town. Among residents in the town, 26% live below the poverty line. The town had 9,314 jobs in 2021, up 3,371 from 2011. For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away.
4%work in town
| Bingham Farms | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $245,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Bingham Farms4%
Detroit13%
Southfield8%
Farmington Hills7%
Troy6%
10 mi
median commute distance
9,314
jobs based in Bingham Farms
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
HealthA
Bingham Farms is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns
Among 702 Michigan towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Bingham Farms. This Michigan town does better than the Michigan average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. 11% of adults binge drink here.
90%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Bingham Farms | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
23 better4 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Bingham Farms | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.1% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 8.9% |
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
4.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Bingham Farms has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Bingham Farms comes to 13 of 100. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 26%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Bingham Farms’ year
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 18°, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
36″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–34°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–61°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC+
0% of Bingham Farms is conserved land
Walkers can cover 2.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 10 acres in Bingham Farms.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 769 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 2.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Birmingham Schools Environmental Center | 0.8 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bingham Farms
18pages on Bingham Farms
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Bingham Farms
Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Southfield2.7 mi$24,944 tuitionOakland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Auburn Hills9.3 mi$3,020 in-state tuitionOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rochester Hills11.3 mi$15,262 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Bingham Farms residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A job hub
Every workday, about 9,289 people come to Bingham Farms for work
Where Bingham Farms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
9,314jobs based in Bingham Farms
4%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Bingham Farms
Village in Michigan, United States
Bingham Farms is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Bingham Farms is located within Southfield Township, roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 1,124.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Questions about Bingham Farms
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bingham Farms, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.