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Living in Beverly Hills, MI: A Local’s Guide

Beverly Hills is a village in Oakland County, and at 10,584 residents (2020 census) it's the most populous village in Michigan. It sits roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, which is about a 30-minute drive in normal traffic. The streets are tree-lined and mostly residential, the lots are generous, and the place reads as quiet by design. People move here for two things above all: the Birmingham Public Schools attendance area and a settled, low-key suburb that still puts you minutes from Birmingham, Royal Oak, and Ferndale. It's not a downtown of its own. It's a neighborhood you live in and commute out of.
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What Beverly Hills is known for

Three things anchor the village. The first is schools: Beverly Hills falls inside Birmingham Public Schools, one of the higher-ranked districts in the state, and Wylie E. Groves High School sits right in the village. The second is Detroit Country Day School, a well-known private prep school whose Upper School (22305 W 13 Mile Rd) and Middle School (22400 Hillview Lane) campuses are both physically in Beverly Hills. The third is the village's character itself. It incorporated in 1958, the lots are mature and wooded, and the layout favors interior residential blocks over commercial strips. That's the whole pitch, really. Quiet streets, strong schools, easy reach to the fun parts of the metro.
Calm. The interior of the village is almost entirely single-family homes on established lots, with older trees and sidewalks. Commercial activity stays out at the edges, along Southfield Road and the bigger intersections on 13 Mile and 14 Mile, so the residential streets stay residential. You don't get a main street or a nightlife scene inside the village. What you get is a short hop to several of them. Birmingham's downtown is just north across 14 Mile, and Royal Oak and Ferndale are a few minutes southeast. Day to day, life here leans toward errands on Southfield Road, kids at Birmingham schools, and dinner one town over.

Beverly Hills, by the numbers

median sale price
$593K
avg days on market
16
price yoy
+10.7%
active listings
25
Prices vary a fair amount inside the village, and the school boundary, lot size, and how recently a home has been updated all move the number. The figures above are a snapshot of the whole village, not a price for your specific block. If you want a real number for a real address, we'll pull recent comparable sales nearby and walk you through it. No automated estimate, just a read from an agent who works these streets.

Getting around

Getting around
Beverly Hills is wrapped by the metro's grid roads. Southfield Road runs along the eastern edge and carries the local commercial traffic, 14 Mile forms the northern border with Birmingham, and 13 Mile and Lahser handle the rest of the east-west and north-south moves. From there you reach the freeways quickly: just southwest of the village, I-696 (the Reuther Freeway), M-10 (the Lodge), and Telegraph Road (US-24) all meet at the Southfield interchange, with I-75 a bit farther east. The downtown Detroit commute is about 20 miles and lands around 30 minutes outside rush hour, longer when the Lodge backs up. For most residents the bigger daily destinations are closer in: Birmingham, Royal Oak, Southfield, and Troy are all short drives.

Things to do in Beverly Hills

Walk or bike the residential streets, which is half the point of living here. The interior blocks are quiet and shaded.
Hop up to downtown Birmingham across 14 Mile for restaurants, shopping, and the Booth Park / Shain Park area.
Head to Royal Oak or Ferndale, both a few minutes southeast, for the denser bar and restaurant scene the village doesn't have.
Use the athletic clubs in and around the village (the Beverly Hills Athletic Club and Woodside Athletic Club have long histories here).
Run errands and grab everyday services along the Southfield Road corridor without leaving the area.

Is Beverly Hills a good place to buy?

For the right buyer, yes, with eyes open. The draw is real: a strong school district, quiet established streets, and a location that puts Birmingham, Royal Oak, and downtown Detroit all within easy reach. The tradeoff is twofold. You're paying a premium that's partly built on the Birmingham Public Schools name, so you want to confirm the boundary actually covers the house you're buying. And the village has no downtown of its own, so if you want to walk out your door to restaurants and shops, you'll be driving a few minutes to find them. If a quiet residential base near good schools is what you're after, it fits well. If you want a walkable main street, look at Birmingham or Royal Oak proper.
The homes
The housing stock is mostly postwar and mid-century, which tracks with the 1958 incorporation. You'll see a lot of ranches and traditional two-story homes on comfortable suburban lots, many with the mature trees the village is known for. It's overwhelmingly single-family and owner-occupied. Newer construction and renovations show up, but the dominant feel is established homes on settled streets rather than new subdivisions. Inventory tends to be tight, so well-priced homes can move fast.
Schools
This is the part most buyers ask about first. Beverly Hills is served by Birmingham Public Schools, which Niche ranked among the strongest districts in Michigan and the country for 2026. Groves High School ranked #12 among Michigan public high schools in Niche's 2026 list. Several Birmingham schools sit in or near the village, including Groves, Berkshire Middle School, and Beverly and Greenfield elementaries. One caution: district and school attendance boundaries don't always follow village lines, and they get redrawn. Confirm the exact assigned schools for any specific address before you fall in love with a house.
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