Where Metro Detroit Home Prices Are ACTUALLY Falling (And Where They're Still Climbing)
5 of 37 Metro Detroit communities lost value over the past year. Here's every city, ranked, with the numbers.
By The Mile Staff · November 3, 2026
Home values fell over the past year in 5 of the 37 Metro Detroit communities The Mile tracks, according to the Zillow Home Value Index: Detroit (−5.9%), Hazel Park (−3.4%), Ferndale (−1.7%), Madison Heights (−1.2%), Warren (−0.1%).
Everywhere else, values are still rising, and in a few suburbs, fast.
Where prices are still climbing
The typical home in Birmingham was worth about $744,766 in September 2026, up +6.4% from September 2025, the biggest one-year gain on the board. Close behind were Northville (+4.4%), Grosse Pointe (+4.3%), Bloomfield Hills (+4.2%), Huntington Woods (+4.1%).
A closer look at the drops
Detroit's figure deserves context: at roughly $74,742, the city's typical value is far below the suburbs, so small dollar moves show up as large percentage swings.
The big suburbs: steady, not spectacular
Several of the region's largest suburbs posted modest gains. Troy rose +1.9% to $454,091, Royal Oak +1.9% to $328,150, and Sterling Heights +0.9% to $304,835.
The full board
| City | County | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oakland | $744,766 | +6.4% |
| Northville | Wayne | $589,883 | +4.4% |
| Grosse Pointe | Wayne | $481,642 | +4.3% |
| Bloomfield Hills | Oakland | $670,381 | +4.2% |
| Huntington Woods | Oakland | $538,339 | +4.1% |
| Rochester | Oakland | $495,401 | +3.9% |
| Dearborn | Wayne | $247,561 | +3.8% |
| Plymouth | Wayne | $474,368 | +3.6% |
| Lake Orion | Oakland | $420,046 | +3.4% |
| Rochester Hills | Oakland | $465,990 | +3.3% |
| Auburn Hills | Oakland | $277,278 | +2.8% |
| Novi | Oakland | $465,874 | +2.8% |
| Grosse Pointe Park | Wayne | $508,808 | +2.6% |
| West Bloomfield | Oakland | $455,559 | +2.6% |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | Wayne | $353,482 | +2.5% |
| Oxford | Oakland | $408,084 | +2.5% |
| Macomb | Macomb | $425,705 | +2.4% |
| Dearborn Heights | Wayne | $212,637 | +2.3% |
| Livonia | Wayne | $312,136 | +2.2% |
| Roseville | Macomb | $170,860 | +2.1% |
| Farmington Hills | Oakland | $386,980 | +2.1% |
| Southfield | Oakland | $251,392 | +1.9% |
| Troy | Oakland | $454,091 | +1.9% |
| Royal Oak | Oakland | $328,150 | +1.9% |
| Berkley | Oakland | $312,861 | +1.9% |
| Oak Park | Oakland | $231,276 | +1.8% |
| Westland | Wayne | $211,230 | +1.6% |
| Wixom | Oakland | $383,446 | +1.4% |
| Canton | Wayne | $400,641 | +1.2% |
| Clawson | Oakland | $283,076 | +1.1% |
| Sterling Heights | Macomb | $304,835 | +0.9% |
| Pontiac | Oakland | $135,258 | +0.7% |
| Warren | Macomb | $196,749 | −0.1% |
| Madison Heights | Oakland | $215,492 | −1.2% |
| Ferndale | Oakland | $246,062 | −1.7% |
| Hazel Park | Oakland | $154,189 | −3.4% |
| Detroit | Wayne | $74,742 | −5.9% |
How to read these numbers
The Zillow Home Value Index estimates the value of a typical home in each city, the middle of the market, not the average sale price. It is smoothed and seasonally adjusted, so it moves more slowly than month-to-month sale prices. An individual home can be worth much more or less depending on its size, condition and street.
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Sources
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