Walled Lake, MI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, Walled Lake is located roughly 32 miles (51.5 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,246.

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How Walled Lake ranks

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#53Lowest depression in MI #156Lowest obesity in MI #163Fewest uninsured in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48390–48391, 48390

Area code248

Living in Walled Lake

Housing in Walled Lake

$244K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Walled Lake home is worth about $244,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% below the Michigan typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market13

Sale-to-list99.6%

Sold in May12

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Safety in Walled Lake

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Walled Lake reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Walled Lake 0.9

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Walled Lake 6

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Walled Lake

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 67% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 82% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Michigan

2better than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 10 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

3.3%Fewer adults who have had a strokeMI 3.7% · better 26.7%Fewer adults with arthritisMI 29.1% · better

Care nearby

Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield · 3.4 mi · ER

Family Medicine CenterPontiac · 10.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Walled Lake

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Walled Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#143Best public schoolsof 490 in MI

DistrictWalled Lake Consolidated SchoolsSchools5

Mary Helen Guest Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students Walled Lake Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 301 students Walled Lake Schools Special ServicesElementary · Grades 2 St. William SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 194 students St. Matthew Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 174 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.

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