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Outdoors

2.3% of Eastpointe is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.

2.3%conserved

Map of Eastpointe: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

2.3%

conserved · 76 of 3,284 acres

0.8 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

most walkable in MI

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Spindler Park	0.5 mi	25
2. Memorial Park	—	19
3. JFK Park	—	19

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Housing

A typical Eastpointe home is worth about $154K

The typical Eastpointe home is worth about $154,000, up 1.6% in a year, 42% below the Michigan typical home.

$154KZillow home value

Typical home value

Eastpointe$154K

Michigan$266K

Market temperature

days on market

102.4%

sale-to-list price

+1.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health

Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns

Eastpointe beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Michigan

1 better8 too close to call23 worse

What stands out	Eastpointe	MI
Fewer adults who have had cancer	6.5%	8.9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off	17.5%	8.7%

Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital

3.6 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

3rd

percentile among MI towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 9% of U.S. towns

Eastpointe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.

DSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Eastpointe6.8

Michigan4.3

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Eastpointe20.9

Michigan13

U.S.15.5

9th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

10th

percentile among MI towns

230

violent crimes reported in 2025

708

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Schools

Eastpointe’s public schools outperform 12% of Michigan districts

The public schools Eastpointe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Forest Park Elementary School	K–2	356	Not graded
Eaton Academy	K–8	332	D−
Pleasantview Elementary School	3–5	311	D
Bellview Elementary School	3–5	202	D
St. Peter's Lutheran School Private	K–8	93
Eastpointe Middle School	6–7	295	D

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 9 schools →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Eastpointe

Most working residents leave Eastpointe for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (19%), Warren (11%) and Troy (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eastpointe2%

Detroit19%

Warren11%

Troy5%

Sterling Heights4%

11 mi

median commute distance

3,755

jobs based in Eastpointe

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Eastpointe has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–35°

Spring38–57°

Summer62–81°

Fall44–61°

Oct 31

typical first frost

Apr 21

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Centennial Recreation, 16 A. M. F., automatic pin spotters, East Detroit, Mich

c. 19302011

Centennial Recreation, 16 A. M. F., automatic pin spotters, East Detroit, Mich (89250). Drag to compare. · Wikimedia Commons

Eastpointe’s story

129 years in pictures

8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

1897Eastpointe is settled
18801950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Michigan (MI) - Mac…
c. 1930Centennial Recreation, 16 A. M. F., automatic pin spotters,…
1986Fountain View Barber sign, Kelly Road, East Detroit, Michig…
2005MIMap-doton-Eastpointe

Fountain View Barber sign, Kelly Road, East Detroit, Michigan

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Famous people from Eastpointe

4 notable people were born in Eastpointe.

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Jerry M. LinengerAmerican astronaut · born 1955

Johnny PowersAmerican rockabilly guitar player, singer, writer and producer · 1938–2023

Stephen T. WarrenAmerican geneticist · 1953–2021

Lawrence SingerAmerican musician and composer · 1940–2012

About Eastpointe

City in Michigan, United States

Official town website ↗

Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Eastpointe borders Detroit to the south, roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,318.

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