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42.44° N · 82.87° W · GEOID 2682453

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Macomb County, Michigan · part of the Detroit, MI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MichiganVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores, MIVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores

The short answer

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores is home to 2,795 people. Median household income is $189,583 a year and median rent is $1,807 a month, 11.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $733,500, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,807
32% above the median place
Median household income
$189,583
136% above the median place
Median home value
$733,500
130% above the median place
Unemployment
3.5%
28% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,194 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 176 Michigan places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $165,500 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 148 Michigan places.
  • 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 176 Michigan places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 173 Michigan places.
  • 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 173 Michigan places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Macomb County gains about 0.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in30,909
Moved out30,666
Net+243

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Wayne County, MI10,4847,525+2,959
Oakland County, MI8,3308,001+329
St. Clair County, MI1,6622,371−709
Lapeer County, MI437731−294
Genesee County, MI383584−201
Sanilac County, MI228

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MichiganOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
4.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Macomb County report $55,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$72,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,807 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $733,500.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 13.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Leawood, KS matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
56% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$55,439
21% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.0%
31% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.0%31% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%56% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure0.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$55,43921% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$63,9029% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores11.4%
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
$72,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.4%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$165,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
98.1%
48% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,80732% above
Rent to income111.4%44% below
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,45910% below
HUD area median income4County figure$104,8002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$733,500130% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.1%27% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure46.9%9% below
Homeownership198.1%48% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes18.9%26% above
Median year built119611% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
2.7%
75% below the median place
Income per person1
$101,341
153% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$189,583 2.4×
Unemployment3.5% −28%
Mean commute23 min −6%
Works from home13.6% +10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$189,583136% above
Income per person1$101,341153% above
Unemployment13.5%28% below
Average annual pay6County figure$72,0389% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs6County figure331,515120% above
Poverty rate12.7%75% below
Mean commute123 min6% below
Works from home113.6%10% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 76.8%, 140% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
76.8%
140% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-4.4%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband97.7% +6%
Median age48.2 +24%
Household size2.8 +10%
Born abroad11.6% +31%
All 9 people measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,7956646th largest
Population change since 20207-4.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age148.224% above
Bachelor's or higher176.8%140% above
High school or higher197.9%6% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad111.6%31% above
No health insurance1County figure4.9%23% below
Homes with broadband197.7%6% above
05

Life in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.2 −30%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.8 8.6×

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%
Shops30.2 −0%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.0 +24%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Public schools12
231
above the median place (median 9)
Child care centers per 10k9
1.4
39% below the median place
Public school students12
115,058
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure231above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure115,058above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.514% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.20% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure25.024% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k107.230% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi101.8above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.3, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.3
22% above the median place
Average temperature13
49°F
10% below the median place
July average high13
83°F
5% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureVillage of Grosse Pointe ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure83°F5% below
January average low13County figure18°F28% below
Average temperature13County figure49°F10% below
Annual precipitation13County figure33.9 in23% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.75% above
Hurricane risk14County figure49.929% below
Tornado risk14County figure99.322% above
Wildfire risk14County figure41.732% below
Heat wave risk14County figure94.55% above
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure70.1%2% above
08

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$189,583 (2024)$238,000$201,000 to $281,500+3.9%
Median home value$733,500 (2024)$1,033,000$750,000 to $1,423,000+5.9%
Population2,533 (2025)2,5002,400 to 2,600−0.3%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

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

09

Places like Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

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

PlaceRentIncome
Leawood, KS$1,983$185,625Compare
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY$1,877$193,621Compare
Shorewood, MN$1,607$171,063Compare
Lake Bluff, IL$2,063$204,000Compare
Lake Bluff, ILShorewood, MNHastings-on-Hudson, NYLeawood, KSVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores, MILeawoodShorewoodLake BluffLeawoodShorewoodLake Bluff

Common questions

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

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,194 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 176 Michigan places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $165,500 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 148 Michigan places. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Village of Grosse Pointe Shores expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.4% 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 $733,500.

What salary do you need to live in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Village of Grosse Pointe Shores?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Leawood, KS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Shorewood, MN and Lake Bluff, IL.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

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

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