Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is where it shines (A+). With an A+ overall, Huntington Woods sits 5th of 697 in Michigan. It comes out better than almost every U.S. town. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $190K. The drawback is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $538K, 7 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Huntington Woods's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. 84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
Where Huntington Woods beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Huntington Woods | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 10.2% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Burton Elementary School | K–5 | 461 |
Where Huntington Woods’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 Huntington Woods is from typical.
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Census counts: 655 in 1930, a peak of 8,746 in 1960, 6,388 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1928 and 8 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Huntington Woods. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
13 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
12 mi TheatreFox Theatre
10 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsMichigan 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 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington Woods, 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 Huntington Woods.
Huntington Woods is the healthiest town in Michigan and reports less crime than Berkley or any other graded neighbor, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Michigan.
At 7 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $538K) costs more against local pay than in 98% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Royal Oak is next at $328K.
On the market in Huntington Woods: a median 11 days to sell. Home values are up 4.1% over the year to September 2026. Among households locally, 96% are owner-occupiers.
| Huntington Woods | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,493 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 96% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $538K.
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Berkley School District. Enrollment at Huntington Woods’s public school: 461 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 461 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Count the trails in 7 parks and preserves and they come to 2.3 miles. For Huntington Woods, the trail network density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burton Community Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Gillham Recreation Center | — | 3 |
| 3. Huntington Woods Men's Club Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
It is the healthiest of the 701 Michigan towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Michigan is tooth loss: 3.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.2% statewide.
Only 10 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Huntington Woods. 13% of Huntington Woods adults get no exercise outside work. Against the Michigan average, Huntington Woods comes out ahead on 26 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Huntington Woods | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Huntington Woods | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Berkley (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Huntington Woods’ property offense rate stands at 5.8 per 1,000 residents. Only 6 of the 272 Michigan towns we compare have a lower violent offense rate than Huntington Woods.
| Huntington Woods | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.8 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Huntington Woods has 699 jobs for its 2,821 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 24.7% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away. Huntington Woods had 699 jobs in 2021, down 157 from 2011. Most people who work leave Huntington Woods to do it: just 2% work in town. The share of workers in Huntington Woods who work from home: 25%.
| Huntington Woods | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $190,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 25% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts 58% of Huntington Woods’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes. In Huntington Woods, the risk rating from FEMA is 42 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
21 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Woods
About 6 of every 100 Huntington Woods residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
4 notable people were born in Huntington Woods.
City in Michigan, United States
Huntington Woods is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Huntington Woods is located roughly 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 6,388. Huntington Woods is situated along the Woodward Corridor (M-1) and is bounded by Ten and Eleven Mile Roads to the north and south, and by Woodward and Coolidge Highway to the east and west. Rackham Golf Course is located in the central southern side of the city. The western portion of the Detroit Zoo is located within the city limits and is a contributor to its tax base.
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3 towns share a border with Huntington Woods.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Woods | #5 | A+ | C− | A | A | A+ |
| Royal Oak | #74 | A | C− | B | A− | A+ |
| Oak Park | #643 | D | C | C− | D | B− |
| Berkley | #1 | A+ | C | A | A | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Huntington Woods grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #5 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Kristen Bell and Drake Rymsha.
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