Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Eastpointe earns a D−, ranked 687th of 697 in Michigan, mostly because of health and safety. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. It reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, including 230 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. One bright spot: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. Eastpointe’s violent crime rate is 6.8 per 1,000 residents, above both the Michigan town median (1.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). On civic life, just 8 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Eastpointe's schools rank behind 90% of the state's.
Where Eastpointe beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Eastpointe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Eastpointe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,955 in 1930, a peak of 45,920 in 1970, 34,318 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 8 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eastpointe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
10 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
14 mi LakeLake Saint Clair
10 mi TheatreFox Theatre
19 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
10 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsFord Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastpointe, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Eastpointe.
Eastpointe has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Detroit and beyond, but it trails Harper Woods and its other neighbors on schools.
45% of Eastpointe adults sleep under 7 hours. Eastpointe beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 20% of Eastpointe adults smoke cigarettes.
| Eastpointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Eastpointe | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D, Harper Woods highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Eastpointe Community Schools. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 356 | – |
| Eastpointe High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 624 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,130 to 938 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Eastpointe is 20.9 per 1,000 residents. Eastpointe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $152K) costs less against local pay than in 95% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
The typical Eastpointe home is worth about $152,000, up 0.9% in a year, 42% below the Michigan typical home. Eastpointe’s median rent is $1,325 a month.
| Eastpointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,325 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Eastpointe has 3,755 jobs for its 13,059 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 5,088 in 2011 to 3,755.
Most working residents leave Eastpointe for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Eastpointe. Jobs based in Eastpointe fell to 3,755 in 2021, 1,333 fewer than in 2011.
| Eastpointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eastpointe has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.8 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Spindler Park, at 25 acres.
| Eastpointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spindler Park | 0.5 mi | 25 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 19 |
| 3. JFK Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Eastpointe
About 6 of every 100 Eastpointe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Eastpointe borders Detroit to the south, roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,318.
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5 towns share a border with Eastpointe.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Detroit (D) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastpointe | #687 | D− | B− | D | D | D |
| Warren | #612 | C− | C+ | C− | B | C− |
| St. Clair Shores | #334 | B | B− | B− | B | B |
| Roseville | #650 | D | B− | D | C | C− |
| Harper Woods | #656 | D | C+ | D− | A− | C− |
| Detroit | #680 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eastpointe grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #687 of 697 in Michigan. It grades D for health, D for safety and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2 years of the area's median household income ($76,664 across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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