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Grosse Pointe Farms is a big small town of 9,904 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,904people
$442kTypical home
$1,270/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
206Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,904
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,624 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Detroit, MI
- 11 mi to Detroit, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,787/mo)
- Median rent $1,270/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,394 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DTW airport
- 27 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,093 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 282 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.