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Metro Detroit communities ranked by basement risk

All 117 communities across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, scored on the Basement Risk Index from highest risk to lowest.

Each community is scored 0–100 on the Basement Risk Index, built from U.S. Census housing data and municipal flood records. The metro median is 32. Click any community for its full report, decade-by-decade housing breakdown, and a free assessment.

#CommunityBRIPre-1960Median value
1Pleasant Ridge9494%$393,900
2Grosse Pointe8888%$379,400
3Grosse Pointe Park8888%$445,100
4Huntington Woods8787%$457,600
5Grosse Pointe Farms8686%$409,200
6Hamtramck8080%$103,100
7Berkley7979%$275,100
8Ferndale7878%$218,000
9Detroit7878%$66,700
10Eastpointe7777%$115,100
11Allen Park7777%$165,600
12Redford Township7777%$130,900
13Wyandotte7676%$147,900
14Grosse Pointe Woods7575%$309,700
15River Rouge7474%$49,200
16Harper Woods7474%$134,900
17Lincoln Park7373%$109,500
18Dearborn7272%$189,400
19Garden City7070%$152,800
20Ecorse6868%$52,000
21Inkster6464%$69,000
22Melvindale6464%$95,900
23Village of Clarkston6363%$436,800
24Oak Park6363%$176,900
25St. Clair Shores6262%$181,300
26Hazel Park6262%$129,300
27Sylvan Lake6262%$310,000
28Mount Clemens6161%$150,900
29Royal Oak6060%$289,800
30Lathrup Village6060%$261,800
31Highland Park5959%$59,400
32Clawson5858%$237,000
33Dearborn Heights5858%$161,200
34Northville5757%$558,200
35Memphis5454%$166,300
36Center Line5353%$131,900
37Wayne5353%$127,600
38Birmingham5252%$679,700
39Lake Angelus5252%$1,213,200
40Plymouth5151%$413,100
41Madison Heights5050%$172,500
42Southfield Township5050%$483,200
43Trenton5050%$188,100
44Pontiac4949%$100,100
45Southgate4949%$152,400
46Roseville4848%$129,400
47Village of Grosse Pointe Shores4747%$645,800
48Taylor4444%$132,300
49Livonia4040%$249,000
50Ray Township3939%$374,700
51Farmington3838%$262,400
52Royal Oak Township3737%$118,100
53Keego Harbor3737%$226,600
54Richmond3535%$221,500
55Flat Rock3535%$178,300
56Armada Township3333%$289,500
57Waterford Township3333%$223,300
58Westland3333%$164,900
59Riverview3232%$188,000
60Warren3131%$169,300
61Rockwood3131%$179,800
62Fraser3030%$178,900
63Sumpter Township3030%$240,800
64Grosse Ile Township3030%$337,800
65Gibraltar2929%$181,700
66Bloomfield Township2828%$542,400
67Belleville2828%$148,200
68Romulus2727%$138,500
69Southfield2626%$212,800
70Richmond Township2424%$289,500
71Bruce Township2424%$333,000
72Utica2323%$199,600
73Holly Township2323%$213,800
74Novi Township2323%$477,800
75Addison Township2222%$406,400
76Bloomfield Hills2222%$933,000
77Walled Lake2121%$192,800
78Rochester2121%$447,800
79Huron Township2121%$263,400
80Orion Township2020%$322,600
81New Baltimore1919%$283,500
83Highland Township1919%$299,000
84Milford Township1919%$384,900
85White Lake Township1818%$289,100
86Van Buren Township1818%$222,800
87Rose Township1717%$293,800
88Orchard Lake Village1717%$767,900
89Harrison Township1616%$241,700
90Farmington Hills1616%$319,000
91Lenox Township1515%$187,300
92Groveland Township1515%$299,100
93Independence Township1515%$330,000
94West Bloomfield Township1515%$375,900
95Commerce Township1515%$316,300
96Auburn Hills1515%$215,400
97Plymouth Township1515%$384,800
98Clinton Township1414%$198,800
99Brandon Township1313%$291,300
100Oxford Township1313%$324,700
101Troy1212%$375,600
102Washington Township1111%$366,100
103Shelby Township1111%$316,400
104Rochester Hills1111%$359,800
105South Lyon1111%$249,800
106Springfield Township1010%$348,500
107Oakland Township99%$528,900
108Brownstown Township99%$242,500
109Sterling Heights88%$243,400
110Chesterfield Township88%$258,200
111Lyon Township77%$426,900
112Woodhaven77%$211,300
113Northville Township77%$490,800
114Wixom66%$321,000
115Novi55%$380,200
116Macomb Township44%$337,900
117Canton Township33%$329,900

Higher-ranked communities combine older housing, clay soil, and aging sewer infrastructure, the same factors behind the June 2021 metro Detroit floods.

Cite as: Basement Risk Check, “Metro Detroit Basement Risk Index,” 2026. basementriskcheck.com/communities