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Madison Heights

A city of 28,419 people in Michigan
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Map of Madison Heights: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land7%315 of 4,508 acres
Trails9.1 mi1.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1611 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Madison Heights

City in Michigan, United States
28,468Population
7.1 sq miArea
633 ftElevation

Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Madison Heights is located roughly 12 miles (19.3 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 28,468.

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ZIP code48071
Area code248
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Housing in Madison Heights

$220K▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Madison Heights home is worth about $220,000, down 1.3% in a year, 18% below the Michigan typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market13
Sale-to-list100.6%
Sold in May31
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Safety in Madison Heights

C

Safety Grade C

Madison Heights reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Madison Heights 2.9
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Madison Heights 13.1
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Madison Heights’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLamphere Public SchoolsSchools15

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.

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