How much are homes in Madison Heights?

The current median sale price is $230K, with 64 homes active right now and homes selling in about 23 days on average. Prices swing by neighborhood and condition, so a specific figure for the house you want is worth a quick comp pull.

How far is Madison Heights from downtown Detroit?

About 12 miles south, roughly 20 minutes on I-75 outside of rush hour. I-696 along the southern border opens up the rest of Metro Detroit.

What school district is Madison Heights in?

Two of them. Lamphere Public Schools covers the north, Madison District Public Schools covers the south, with the split running near Gardenia Avenue. Always confirm the district by the home's exact address.

What kind of homes does Madison Heights have?

Mostly postwar brick ranches and bungalows on modest lots, with some newer two-story infill. These are smaller single-family homes, which is part of why prices stay lower than in neighboring Troy and Royal Oak.

Why do people move to Madison Heights?

Location and value. You get an Oakland County address, fast freeway access, one of the best food corridors in the area, and entry prices below the pricier suburbs next door.

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Living in Madison Heights, MI: A Local’s Guide

Madison Heights packs about 28,000 people into 7 square miles of southern Oakland County. It's a postwar city, incorporated in 1955, and it still reads that way: tight grids of brick ranches and bungalows, a few industrial parks, and a couple of food corridors that draw people from across Metro Detroit. Buyers here tend to be first-timers, commuters, and people who want an Oakland County address without an Oakland County price tag. Downtown Detroit sits about 12 miles south, roughly a 20-minute run down I-75 in normal traffic.

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What Madison Heights is known for

Three things, really. The first is food. The John R and Dequindre corridors hold one of the densest clusters of Vietnamese restaurants and Asian groceries in the region, from pho counters to banh mi shops to full-size Asian supermarkets. People drive in from Troy and Royal Oak just to eat and shop here.

The second is its business base. Madison Heights is home to the corporate headquarters of Hungry Howie's Pizza, the national franchise chain, and to more than a thousand commercial and industrial businesses spread across its industrial parks. It's a working city, not a bedroom suburb.

The third is location. Sitting at the crossroads of I-75 and I-696, it's one of the easier places in the area to get on a freeway and go.

Practical. The streets are residential and quiet, the lots are modest with off-street driveways, and most errands are a short drive rather than a walk. This isn't a downtown-and-stroll kind of town. It's a get-in-the-car-and-you're-there kind of town, and for a lot of buyers that's exactly the point.

It borders Troy, Royal Oak, Hazel Park, and Warren, so you're never far from a bigger draw. You can live on a calm Madison Heights street and still be ten minutes from Royal Oak's bars or Troy's shopping. The trade is space and quiet at home, energy a short drive away.

Madison Heights, by the numbers

median sale price

$230K

avg days on market

23

price yoy

+0.7%

active listings

64

Prices vary block to block here more than the citywide number suggests. The Lamphere side in the north tends to carry a premium over the southern end, and a renovated ranch sells differently from one that's original to the 1950s. If you want a real number for a specific house, we'll pull recent comparable sales nearby and walk you through what's actually moving, no online estimate, no algorithm. The valuation is free.

Getting around

Two freeways do the heavy lifting. I-75 runs north to south along the western edge of the city, and I-696 forms the southern border, which puts most of Metro Detroit within easy reach. John R Road and Dequindre Road are the main north-south surface streets; Dequindre also marks the line between Oakland and Macomb counties. Downtown Detroit is about 12 miles south, roughly 20 minutes on I-75 outside rush hour. Troy, with its office parks and the Somerset shopping district, is just north.

Things to do in Madison Heights

Eat your way down John R and Dequindre. Pho, banh mi, Asian groceries, and specialty markets are the main event here.

Play the 9-hole disc golf course at Rosie's Park.

Walk the 1.3-mile paved loop at Red Oaks Nature Center and check the live native animals inside.

Use Civic Center Park for league softball, sand volleyball, or the winter sledding hill.

Cross into neighboring Royal Oak or Troy when you want a bigger night out. Both are minutes away.

Is Madison Heights a good place to buy?

For the right buyer, yes. The pitch is straightforward: an Oakland County address, two freeways at your door, good food within a few minutes, and prices that undercut Troy and Royal Oak. That's a strong combination for a first home or a commute-driven buy.

The homes

The housing stock is mostly postwar, which tracks with a city that incorporated in 1955. Expect brick ranches and bungalows on modest lots, many with driveways and decent yards, plus a scattering of newer two-story builds where older homes have been replaced. These are smaller single-family houses, not estates, and that's a big part of why entry prices stay reasonable compared with neighbors like Troy and Royal Oak. Solid, well-built, and easy to maintain.

Schools

Madison Heights is split between two districts, so the address matters. Lamphere Public Schools serves the northern part of the city, roughly north of Gardenia Avenue, and Madison District Public Schools serves the south. Lamphere High School holds a B-minus overall grade on Niche for 2026. Because the boundary runs through the middle of town, confirm which district a specific house feeds into by its exact address before you fall in love with it.

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