Town guide

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Grosse Pointe Farms is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 9,904 people across 2.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48236.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,9043,628 per sq mi
Median home value$442,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Grosse Pointe Farms

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Grosse Pointe Farms

Distances

Nearest major airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Detroit, MI11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL248 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Grosse Pointe Farms; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Grosse Pointe Farms

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Grosse Pointe Farms had 10,148 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 200th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Wayne County grew from 348,793 residents in 1900 to 1,793,561 in 2020.

Grosse Pointe Farms population by census2000: 9,764, 2010: 9,479, 2020: 10,1489,76420009,479201010,1482020

Wayne County, 1900–2020

Wayne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 348,793, 1910: 531,591, 1920: 1,177,645, 1930: 1,888,946, 1940: 2,015,623, 1950: 2,435,235, 1960: 2,666,297, 1970: 2,666,751, 1980: 2,337,891, 1990: 2,111,687, 2000: 2,061,162, 2010: 1,820,584, 2020: 1,793,561349K’00’101.2M’20’302.0M’40’502.7M’60’702.3M’80’902.1M’00’101.8M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Grosse Pointe FarmsJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 18°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.4 in; May: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 58°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 61°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 54°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 43°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 2.4 in32°17°Jan2.134°18°Feb2.243°25°Mar2.656°36°Apr3.467°48°May3.977°58°Jun3.682°62°Jul3.480°61°Aug3.573°54°Sep3.360°43°Oct2.847°32°Nov2.837°24°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Wayne County

665,558 jobs at 33,699 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Wayne CountyHealth care and social assistance: 107,987 jobs; Manufacturing: 89,524 jobs; Retail trade: 70,575 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 69,266 jobs; Professional services: 60,145 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 49,950 jobs; Administrative and support: 34,108 jobs; Finance and insurance: 33,101 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Manufacturing 14% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Professional services 9% Transportation and warehousing 8% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

828 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grosse Pointe Farms.

Nearest hospitals

  • Henry Ford Health St. John HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · DetroitUnder a mile
  • Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grosse Pointe3.1 miles
  • Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Warren7.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors152
Specialist doctors265
Dentists52
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants157
Mental health providers102
Physical and occupational therapists82
Optometrists11
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Grosse Pointe Farms

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Balduck Memorial Park · 58 acres1.3 mi
  • Ghesquiere Park · 23 acres0.7 mi
  • Kerby Field · 14 acres1.0 mi
  • Salter Memorial Park · 8 acres1.2 mi
  • Sweeney Park · 2 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Kroger0.9 mi
  • Family Foods1.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Harper Woods Public Library1.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Cook Schoolhouse0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Grosse Pointe Theater2.7 mi
  • Harpos Concert Theatre3.7 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Meg White (1974) · American drummer
  • Emilea Zingas (2002) · Cypriot-American figure skater

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Grosse Pointe Farms

Public schools here are run by Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools Community District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
John Monteith Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe WoodsPre-K–4456Public0.3 mi
Marquette ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroitPre-K–8422Public1.3 mi
Ferry Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe WoodsK–4357Public1.4 mi
Kerby Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe FarmsK–4321Public1.2 mi
Richard Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe FarmsK–4313Public2.2 mi
Stevens T Mason Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe WoodsK–4274Public1.1 mi
Brownell Middle SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms5–8605Public1.3 mi
Parcells Middle SchoolGrosse Pointe Woods5–8671Public1.1 mi
Grosse Pointe North High SchoolGrosse Pointe Woods9–12924Public0.8 mi
Grosse Pointe South High SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms9–121,123Public2.5 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Our Lady Star of the Sea ElementaryGrosse Pointe WoodsPre-K–8176Roman Catholic0.6 mi
St Paul Catholic SchoolGrosse Pointe FarmsPre-K–8374Roman Catholic2.2 mi
The Grosse Pointe AcademyGrosse Pointe FarmsPre-K–8214Nonsectarian2.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Grosse Pointe Woods, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, Detroit and Village of Grosse Pointe Shores City.

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