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Median Home Price in Royal Oak, MI

The median home value in Royal Oak, MI is $340,918 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.44% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$340,918

Year-over-Year

+2.44%

Population

57,257

Royal Oak ranks #39 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 30.0% above the state's city median of $262,333. It sits in Oakland County, where the county-wide median is $376,424.

Crime in Royal Oak

Royal Oak police recorded a violent crime rate of 124 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 802 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Royal Oak

How much does a house cost in Royal Oak, MI?

The median home value in Royal Oak is $340,918. That's up 2.44% from a year earlier. That is about 30.0% above the typical county in Michigan.

Is Royal Oak expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Royal Oak are cheaper than Oakland County as a whole, where the median is $376,424 — a difference of about 9.4%.

Is Royal Oak a safe place to live?

Royal Oak police reported 124 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 57,257. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.