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Grosse Pointe Park is a big small town of 11,319 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,319people
$473kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
206Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,226 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,212 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DTW airport
- 25 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 293 bars within 25 mi
- 442 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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