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For most people who can afford it, yes. Grosse Pointe grades A− overall, 148th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country. The median household earns $159K and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Michigan towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $482K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Grosse Pointe, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 46 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. Grosse Pointe is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Grosse Pointe beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Grosse Pointe is from typical.
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Census counts: 189 in 1880, 5,678 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 8 maps from 1905 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grosse Pointe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
8 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
13 mi LakeLake Saint Clair
8 mi TheatreFox Theatre
5 mi GardenBelle Isle Park
8 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 · Belle Isle Park: WMrapids, CC0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grosse Pointe, 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 Grosse Pointe.
Grosse Pointe has less tooth loss than most of Michigan, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding) and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Michigan.
At 6.3 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $482K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,596, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Grosse Pointe is $1,725 a month. The typical Grosse Pointe home is worth about $482,000, up 4.3% in a year, 83% above the Michigan typical home. 86% of households own their home in Grosse Pointe.
| Grosse Pointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,725 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $482K.
Its public schools are run by the Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Maire Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 252 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Michigan is tooth loss: 3.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.2% statewide.
7.5% of Grosse Pointe adults smoke cigarettes. Grosse Pointe beats the Michigan average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of Grosse Pointe adults get no exercise outside work.
| Grosse Pointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Grosse Pointe | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grosse Pointe has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $577 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Grosse Pointe’s FEMA risk score is 66 of 100. Since 1981, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grosse Pointe.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 1,675 in 2011 to 3,238. 25.5% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Grosse Pointe for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Grosse Pointe has added 1,563 jobs, to 3,238 in 2021. The top destinations are Detroit (24%), Warren (6%) and Southfield (4%).
| Grosse Pointe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $159,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 119 to 88 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elworthy Field | — | 11 |
| 2. Neff Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Grosse Pointe
About 3 of every 100 Grosse Pointe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
31 notable people were born in Grosse Pointe.
City in Michigan, United States
Grosse Pointe is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. One of the five "Grosse Pointe" suburbs of Detroit, the city of Grosse Pointe is located on the shore of Lake St. Clair and borders Detroit to the northeast, roughly 9 miles (14.5 km) east of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,678. Grosse Pointe was originally incorporated as a village in 1880, and then as a city in 1934.
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3 towns share a border with Grosse Pointe.
Detroit next door grades lower for schools (C− to Grosse Pointe’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to D).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe | #148 | A− | D | C+ | A | A+ |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | #62 | A | C− | B | A | A+ |
| Grosse Pointe Park | #71 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Detroit | #680 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grosse Pointe grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #148 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
Grosse Pointe was incorporated in 1934 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 31 notable people were born here, including Julie Harris and John 5.
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