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Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresMI

A town of 2,533, settled in 1911.

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Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe) · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI · Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe) · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
2,533
2025 Census estimate · −4.4% since 2020
Median home value
$734K
Census ACS
Household income
$190K
median
Median age
48.2
years
Jobs based here
1,039
Balanced
TownGrade
A
#53 of 697 in MI

Is Village of Grosse Pointe Shores a good place to live?

Yes, by almost any measure. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores earns an A, 53rd of 697 graded towns in Michigan. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country, the median household earns $190K, and its schools outperform 93% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. On hazard risk, just 36 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and William Hawkins Ferry House.

StrongestA+HealthA+Jobs & incomeASchoolsWeakestCHazard riskCCost of living

What makes Village of Grosse Pointe Shores stand out

Where Village of Grosse Pointe Shores beats most towns.

32 measures vs. Michigan
26 better4 too close to call2 worse
Widest gapVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresMI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth2.8%10.2%
HealthA+
Beats MI on 26 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on 2
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.

Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores5.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA−
85% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A shrinking town

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores has shrunk 16% since 2010

3,008 counted in 2010 and 2,647 in 2020; an estimated 2,533 in 2025.

The decline has continued: down 4.4% since 2020, after 12% in the decade before.

3,0082010
2,6472020
2,5332025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Village of Grosse Pointe Shores grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Village of Grosse Pointe Shores is from typical.

How grading works
HealthHenry Ford Health St. John Hospital 2.7 miles awayA+Open →Jobs & incomeA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $734K, 9.6 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.5 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 1.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landBOpen →History3 places on the National RegisterC+Open →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.2–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe)
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe) · National Register of Historic Places
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores’s story

115 years in pictures

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe) is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.

Census counts: 519 in 1920, 2,647 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 2 maps from 1905 on.

3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1911Village of Grosse Pointe Shores is settled
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Nearby attractions

Ford Field and 41 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. Close and well known come first.

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Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field12 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park10 mi LakeLake Saint Clair12 mi TheatreFox Theatre9 mi GardenBelle Isle Park21 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ford 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 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Village of Grosse Pointe Shores: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, and how to reach them.

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PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGrosse Pointe Shores water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressTown site
SchoolsGrosse Pointe Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP
ZIP code4823648236 100%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 Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 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.

HealthA+

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its adults smoke cigarettes

Its widest gap with Michigan is tooth loss: 2.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.2% statewide. Against the 1,132 U.S. towns with household incomes like Village of Grosse Pointe Shores’s, it is healthier than 82%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.

6.3% of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores adults smoke cigarettes. Of the 701 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. 28% of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores adults sleep under 7 hours.

98%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresMichigan townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)6.3%15%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%18%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)25%32%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)24%37%35%
32 measures vs. Michigan
26 better4 too close to call2 worse
What stands outVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresMI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth2.8%10.2%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity4.7%15.4%
More adults who have had cancer13.2%8.9%
Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
2.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
99th
percentile among MI towns
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer smokersHospitals & doctors nearby2.7 miles to an ER · Henry Ford Health St. John HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 26 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 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.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–34°
Spring38–56°
Summer62–80°
Fall45–61°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 20°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores is higher

FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $781 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.

The FEMA risk score in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores is 67 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores since 1982.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1982
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claimsSince 1982Past disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+

Most working residents commute out of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores has about as many jobs (1,039) as working residents, but only 16 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 306 in 2011 to 1,039.

Most working residents leave Village of Grosse Pointe Shores for work: only 1% work in town. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. Jobs based in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores grew to 1,039 in 2021, 733 more than in 2011.

1%work in town
Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresMichigan townsU.S. towns
Median household income$190,000$77,000$80,000
Below the poverty line2.7%8.9%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.4%5.9%8%
Work from home14%10%11%

Where working residents work

In Village of Grosse Pointe Shores1%
Detroit20%
Warren8%
St. Clair Shores6%
Dearborn5%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,039
jobs based in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here1,039 jobs based here · BalancedWhere people work1% work in Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresCommute times23 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

OutdoorsB

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation

1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

#507for trails in MI
Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresMichigan townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%4.4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
0.1%
conserved · 18 of 12,138 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. George Osius Municipal Park0.3 mi11
2. Gerald C. Schroeder Athletic Fields—8
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.6 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.3 miles of trail · George Osius Municipal ParkConserved land0.1% conserved · 18 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C

Homes in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores sell for about $813K

At 9.6 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in any other Michigan town; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.

The median sale price was $813,000 in May 2026.

$813Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
32
days on market
98.9%
sale-to-list price
6
homes sold in May
Full pageVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores’ housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 4.3 years of incomeRentsRentsVs. the neighborsAhead of 2 of its 3 graded neighbors

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

18pages on Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
The big questions
SchoolsABeat 93% of MI districtsHealthA+Better than MI on 26 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingCWork & commuteA+$190K median household income · 1,039 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 67% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsB2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions61 nearby · Belle Isle Conservatory 9 miLibraryA−Grosse Pointe Woods Public LibraryCollegesMacomb Community College is 6.6 mi away
The story
HistoryC+Settled 1911 · 3 on the National RegisterTown Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 68 residentsClimate82° summer highs · 28″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 48230, 48236Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

7 within 15 miles of the center of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Macomb Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Warren6.6 mi$3,660 in-state tuitionCollege for Creative StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Detroit11.2 mi$53,350 tuitionWayne State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Detroit11.6 mi$15,190 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Village of Grosse Pointe Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Landmarks

3 places in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe)National Historic Landmark
Grosse Pointe Yacht ClubBuilt 1914

About Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

City in Michigan, United States

Official town website ↗

Grosse Pointe Shores (officially named the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, a Michigan City) is a city in Wayne and Macomb counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. One of the five "Grosse Pointe" suburbs of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Shores is located on the shore of Lake St. Clair, roughly 13 miles (20.9 km) northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, Grosse Pointe Shores had a population of 2,647, down from 3,008 in 2010. Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911 and was part of Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne County and Lake Township in Macomb County. Both townships became defunct with the village incorporated as a city in 2009. It is a northeastern suburb of Metro.…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1911
Area
19 sq mi
Elevation
581 ft
ZIP code
48230, 48236

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.

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At #53 in MI, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Grosse Pointe Farms (A) comes closest.

St. Clair ShoresGrosse Pointe WoodsGrosse Pointe FarmsSt. Clair ShoresGrosse Pointe WoodsGrosse Pointe FarmsVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores
St. Clair Shores
N · 6% of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores workers commute here
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Grosse Pointe Woods
W · 4% of Village of Grosse Pointe Shores workers commute here
Visit
Grosse Pointe Farms
S
Visit
How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores#53AC—AA+
St. Clair Shores#334BB−B−BB
Grosse Pointe Woods#180A−C−BAA+
Grosse Pointe Farms#62AC−BAA+

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Village of Grosse Pointe Shores with a neighbor →

Questions about Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI a good place to live?

Yes, by almost any measure. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #53 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health and A for schools.

Is Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $734,000, 178% above the Michigan typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.