Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,019, settled in 1923.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lathrup Village grades B overall, 318th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The median household earns $110K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $328K for a typical one and 4.3 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lathrup Village, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 75 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on walkability. Lathrup Village's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Lathrup Village beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Lathrup Village | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.6% | 25.7% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lathrup Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,556 in 1960, 4,088 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 7 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lathrup Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
13 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
14 mi TheatreFox Theatre
12 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 Lathrup Village, 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 Lathrup Village.
Lathrup Village trades workers with Detroit and other neighbors, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
The trail network density for Lathrup Village comes to 1.2 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 1.8 miles. Parks and preserves locally: 6, covering 10 acres.
| Lathrup Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Golden Gate Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Municipal Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 3. Civic Center Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The Southfield Public School District runs its public schools. The 3 public schools in Lathrup Village teach 924 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Middle School AcademyLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 338 | A |
| University High School AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 274 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Lathrup Village’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 21 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 50% come from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 2014.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,151 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lathrup Village’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
21% of Lathrup Village adults get no exercise outside work. Of the 701 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Lathrup Village. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lathrup Village beats Michigan on 12 and trails on 2.
| Lathrup Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lathrup Village | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.6% | 25.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 6.9% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 43.4% | 36.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $4,544, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow values the typical Lathrup Village home at about $328,000, up 1.7% in a year, 24% above the Michigan typical home. The share of households in Lathrup Village who live in a home they own: 92%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 31 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lathrup Village has about as many jobs (1,788) as working residents, but only 27 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 5,657 in 2011 to 1,788.
Just 2% of Lathrup Village’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs here fell by 3,869 from 2011 to 2021, to 1,788. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Detroit (23%), Southfield (8%) and Dearborn (6%).
| Lathrup Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 62 to 26 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
The rate of thefts and burglaries in Lathrup Village is 4.9 per 1,000 residents. For Lathrup Village, the rate of reported violence is 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Lathrup Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
21 within 15 miles of the center of Lathrup Village
About 7 of every 100 Lathrup Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
The City of Lathrup Village ( LAY-thrəp) is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Lathrup Village lies roughly 17 miles (27.4 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is entirely surrounded by the larger city of Southfield. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,088.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lathrup Village grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #318 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and C+ 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−.
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