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About Grosse Pointe
City in Michigan, United StatesGrosse Pointe is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. One of the five "Grosse Pointe" suburbs of Detroit, the city of Grosse Pointe is located on the shore of Lake St. Clair and borders Detroit to the northeast, roughly 9 miles (14.5 km) east of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,678. Grosse Pointe was originally incorporated as a village in 1880, and then as a city in 1934.
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Housing in Grosse Pointe
The typical Grosse Pointe home is worth about $488,000, up 4% in a year, 83% above the Michigan typical home.
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Safety in Grosse Pointe
Safety Grade C+
Grosse Pointe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.
Schools in Grosse Pointe
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The public schools Grosse Pointe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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