Name: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Grosse Pointe Farms

Wayne County loses about 6.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in47,283

Moved out55,897

Net−8,614

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Oakland County, MI11,68913,824−2,135

Macomb County, MI7,52510,484−2,959

Washtenaw County, MI4,4113,614+797

Monroe County, MI1,5411,948−407

Livingston County, MI6191,254−635

Genesee County, MI514658−144

Cook County, IL496668−172

Lucas County, OH609

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals

64%35%

Leavers

66%33%

Within MichiganOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K

Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Wayne County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Wayne County report $57,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $45,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,132 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,911 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $442,000.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 25.3% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Springdale, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
4.6%
132% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
14% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-6.5
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	5.0%	14% below
Moved from another state1	4.6%	132% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	-6.5	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$57,377	19% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$68,594	2% below

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 8.4%, 59% below the median place.

Grosse Pointe Farms8.4%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$45,280

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

8.4%

59% below the median place

Home price to income

2.7x

28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$145,300

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Grosse Pointe Farms, $1,132 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Homeownership1
96.6%
45% above the median place
Median year built1
1946
2% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,238
152% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$1,132	17% below
Rent to income1	8.4%	59% below
Property tax rate1	1.9%	104% above
Home price to income1	2.7x	28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	100.3	1% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,459	10% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$104,800	2% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$8,238	152% above
Median home value1	$442,000	38% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.3%	65% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	49.4%	4% below
Homeownership1	96.6%	45% above
Renters paying 30%+1	57.1%	13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,911	56% above
Vacant homes1County figure	12.5%	78% above
Median year built1	1946	2% below

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 2.5%, 76% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
2.5%
76% below the median place
Unemployment1
1.9%
60% below the median place
Income per person1
$91,520
128% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$161,208 2.0×

Works from home25.3% 2.0×

Mean commute24 min −4%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
Median household income1	$161,208	101% above
Income per person1	$91,520	128% above
Unemployment1	1.9%	60% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$79,422	20% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.9%	5% above
Jobs6County figure	721,389	379% above
Poverty rate1	2.5%	76% below
Mean commute1	24 min	4% below
Works from home1	25.3%	103% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.8%	107% above

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 76.9%, 140% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
76.9%
140% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place
Median age1
48.9
25% above the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
Population1	9,904	4194th largest
Population change since 20207	-4.1%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	48.9	25% above
Bachelor's or higher1	76.9%	140% above
High school or higher1	97.9%	6% above
Household size1	2.4	4% below
Born abroad1County figure	10.3%	17% above
No health insurance1County figure	5.6%	13% below
Homes with broadband1	96.8%	5% above

Life in Grosse Pointe Farms

The nearest National Park Service site is River Raisin National Battlefield Park, about 42 miles away.

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 15 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Alger, Russell A., Jr., House listed 1982
Academy of the Sacred Heart listed 1987
Christ Church Chapel listed 1993
Grosse Pointe High School listed 1993
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church listed 1993
Richard, Pere Gabriel, Elementary School listed 1994

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.1 −40%

Playgrounds per 10k14.1 +50%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k2.0 2.3×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi37.0 176.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

River Raisin National Battlefield Park 42 miles
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial 52 miles
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site 72 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.8 −5%

Shops31.8 +5%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%

Doctors' offices and clinics16.4 −19%

Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools14
4
56% below the median place
Students per teacher14
18.2
18% above the median place
Public school students14
2,362
52% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
Public schools14	4	56% below
Public school students14	2,362	52% below
Students per teacher14	18.2	18% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	19.8	5% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	31.8	5% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	2.6	37% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	16.4	19% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.3	0% above
Parks per 10k10	6.1	40% below
Playgrounds per 10k10	14.1	50% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	2.0	132% above
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	37.0	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site11	42.0	36% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11	2	0% above
National Register listings12	12	8% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 72, 62% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

62% below the median place

Property crime per 100k

1,256

4% above the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
99.5
22% above the median place
Heat wave risk16
99.3
10% above the median place
Good air days17
36.2%
47% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Grosse Pointe Farms	Vs median
July average high15County figure	84°F	4% below
January average low15County figure	18°F	27% below
Average temperature15County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation15County figure	34.0 in	22% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure	99.0	7% above
Hurricane risk16County figure	57.8	18% below
Tornado risk16County figure	99.5	22% above
Wildfire risk16County figure	54.4	11% below
Heat wave risk16County figure	99.3	10% above
Median air quality index17County figure	54	26% above
Good air days17County figure	36.2%	47% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 0.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 12.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 24.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 3.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+2.5 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 80% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Grosse Pointe Farms in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 10% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,408/mo (2024)	$1,770/mo	$1,450 to $2,160/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$161,208 (2024)	$202,500	$171,000 to $239,500	+3.9%
Median home value	$442,000 (2024)	$611,000	$444,000 to $842,000	+5.6%
Population	9,735 (2025)	9,620	9,230 to 10,030	−0.2%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Grosse Pointe Farms

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Springdale, NJ	$879	$164,796	Compare
Highland Lakes, AL	$1,201	$169,361	Compare
Wyndmoor, PA	$1,464	$152,594	Compare
North Star, DE	$1,479	$150,733	Compare

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Common questions

Is Grosse Pointe Farms a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 176 Michigan places. 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 176 Michigan places. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Grosse Pointe Farms expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $442,000.

What salary do you need to live in Grosse Pointe Farms?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Grosse Pointe Farms safe?

There were 72 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Grosse Pointe Farms?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Springdale, NJ, Highland Lakes, AL, Wyndmoor, PA and North Star, DE.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Grosse Pointe Farms with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Grosse Pointe Farms itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/grosse-pointe-farms-michigan

Citytistics. “Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/grosse-pointe-farms-michigan/

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