Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Grosse Pointe Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. One of the five "Grosse Pointe" suburbs of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Woods is located roughly 12 miles (19.3 km) east of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, Grosse Pointe Woods had a population of 16,487.

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How Grosse Pointe Woods ranks

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#16Most remote workers in MI #30Most educated in MI #32Highest income in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48230, 48236

Area code313

Living in Grosse Pointe Woods

Housing in Grosse Pointe Woods

$357K▲ 2.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Grosse Pointe Woods home is worth about $357,000, up 2.6% in a year, 34% above the Michigan typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market8

Sale-to-list102.7%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Grosse Pointe Woods

B

Safety Grade B

Grosse Pointe Woods reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Grosse Pointe Woods 0.8

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Grosse Pointe Woods 13.4

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Grosse Pointe Woods

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Grosse Pointe Woods’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#93Best public schoolsof 490 in MI

DistrictGrosse Pointe Public SchoolsSchools6

John Monteith Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 456 students Ferry Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–4 · 357 students Stevens T Mason Elementary School BElementary · Grades K–4 · 274 students Our Lady Star of the Sea ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 226 students Parcells Middle School B+Middle · Grades 5–8 · 671 students Grosse Pointe North High School AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 924 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.