Homes owned outright in Grosse Pointe, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the owner homes with no mortgage in Grosse Pointe at 43.2%.

That is 11% below the Wayne County figure of 48.5%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 41.1%, it is 5% above.

Where Grosse Pointe stands

Among 42 communities in Wayne County, Grosse Pointe has the 16th highest figure, above 63% of them. The middle figure in that group is 40.1%, so Grosse Pointe sits above the typical one.

The range runs from 31.1% in Grosse Pointe Park to 76.5% in Ecorse. The highest figures in the group belong to Ecorse (76.5%), Hamtramck (71.9%), and River Rouge (69.5%).

Across all 199 Metro Detroit communities, Grosse Pointe ranks 45th.

Next door

Detroit nearby comes in at 66.5%, 54% higher. Grosse Pointe Park nearby comes in at 31.1%, 28% lower.

Grosse Pointe Farms nearby comes in at 36.8%, 15% lower. Grosse Pointe Woods nearby comes in at 36.7%, 15% lower.

Related numbers

For median property tax bill, Grosse Pointe comes in at $7,596 a year. For property taxes as a share of home value, Grosse Pointe comes in at 1.74%.

For median monthly housing costs, Grosse Pointe comes in at $1,891 a month.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

A home owned outright gives its owner room to move: to sell, to rent it out or to borrow against it.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Grosse Pointe with the 42 communities in Wayne County that have the same figure on file, highest first.