Metro Detroit's WEALTHY Suburbs Are Pulling Away. Here's Where Luxury Homes Gained the Most
Upper-tier homes in Franklin and Birmingham gained more than 7% in a year. In most suburbs, the top end is outpacing everything else.
By The Mile Staff · November 3, 2026
The most expensive homes in Metro Detroit are gaining value faster than the rest of the market.
Looking at the top third of homes by value in each community, Zillow's data shows the biggest one-year gains in Franklin (+7.5%), Birmingham (+7.3%), Grosse Pointe Shores (+7.0%), Bloomfield Hills (+6.6%), Grosse Pointe Farms (+6.6%). In those places, a typical upper-tier home is worth roughly $1,051,288 to $1,495,109.
The top end is pulling away
In 18 of the 22 communities where The Mile tracks both, upper-tier homes rose faster over the past year than the city's typical home.
| City | Luxury tier, 1 yr | Typical home, 1 yr |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | +7.3% | +6.4% |
| Bloomfield Hills | +6.6% | +4.2% |
| Lake Orion | +6.0% | +3.4% |
| Huntington Woods | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Grosse Pointe | +5.0% | +4.3% |
| Northville | +4.7% | +4.4% |
| Plymouth | +4.3% | +3.6% |
| Grosse Pointe Park | +3.7% | +2.6% |
| Novi | +3.7% | +2.8% |
| Rochester Hills | +3.3% | +3.3% |
Where luxury has cooled
Not every high-end market is running hot. Upper-tier values rose least in Sterling Heights (+0.8%), Wixom (+1.6%), Macomb (+1.7%), Canton (+1.9%).
The full luxury board
| City | Typical luxury-tier value | 1-year change | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | $1,482,881 | +7.5% | +28.8% |
| Birmingham | $1,495,109 | +7.3% | +26.6% |
| Grosse Pointe Shores | $1,202,861 | +7.0% | +25.9% |
| Bloomfield Hills | $1,318,485 | +6.6% | +28.3% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | $1,051,288 | +6.6% | +29.5% |
| Lake Orion | $833,593 | +6.0% | +31.7% |
| Huntington Woods | $818,122 | +5.5% | +28.0% |
| Grosse Pointe | $793,853 | +5.0% | +23.9% |
| Northville | $925,655 | +4.7% | +27.3% |
| Bingham Farms | $1,158,306 | +4.5% | +25.2% |
| Plymouth | $701,727 | +4.3% | +24.0% |
| Grosse Pointe Park | $778,597 | +3.7% | +21.6% |
| Novi | $702,862 | +3.7% | +21.2% |
| Rochester Hills | $625,154 | +3.3% | +25.8% |
| West Bloomfield | $684,076 | +3.3% | +22.4% |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | $505,138 | +3.2% | +24.9% |
| Oxford | $575,039 | +2.9% | +21.7% |
| Troy | $650,549 | +2.8% | +27.0% |
| Rochester | $735,132 | +2.8% | +25.2% |
| Royal Oak | $466,988 | +2.6% | +18.8% |
| Farmington Hills | $510,072 | +2.2% | +22.2% |
| Livonia | $410,667 | +2.1% | +22.9% |
| Canton | $573,890 | +1.9% | +25.2% |
| Macomb | $519,992 | +1.7% | +18.2% |
| Wixom | $504,868 | +1.6% | +22.2% |
| Sterling Heights | $384,662 | +0.8% | +20.6% |
How we measured this
Zillow's upper-tier index tracks homes in the 67th to 100th percentile of values in each city: roughly the most expensive third. It measures what those homes are worth, not how many sold or who bought them, and it's smoothed and seasonally adjusted. A city with only a handful of high-end homes can swing more than a large one.
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Sources
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