According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.32 square miles (31.91 km²), of which 2.75 square miles (7.12 km²) is land and 9.57 square miles (24.79 km²) is water.
The water is part of Lake St. Clair.

The Farms has a more varied topography and streetscape than the other southern Grosse Pointes.
While Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Park are built on a standard street grid and are basically flat, Grosse Pointe Farms is partially built on the same grid flowing out of Detroit, but also features districts with irregular, curving street paths.
A low but noticeable ridge runs through the center of the city.
The Farms also contains the "point" in Grosse Pointe, where, just east of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, there is a large bend in the lakeshore, such that those on the shoreline face east, instead of south, as they do when on the shoreline of neighboring Grosse Pointe, closer to the entrance of the Detroit River.

The cityscape varies widely, with large sections of old homes ranging from bungalows to mansions, and a few newer sections with ranch houses or luxury homes built on subdivided estates.
The Farms has a downtown on Kercheval Avenue combining historic buildings with newer, neo-traditional storefronts.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.32 square miles (31.91 km²), of which 2.75 square miles (7.12 km²) is land and 9.57 square miles (24.79 km²) is water. The water is part of Lake St. Clair.
The Farms has a more varied topography and streetscape than the other southern Grosse Pointes. While Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Park are built on a standard street grid and are basically flat, Grosse Pointe Farms is partially built on the same grid flowing out of Detroit, but also features districts with irregular, curving street paths. A low but noticeable ridge runs through the center of the city. The Farms also contains the "point" in Grosse Pointe, where, just east of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, there is a large bend in the lakeshore, such that those on the shoreline face east, instead of south, as they do when on the shoreline of neighboring Grosse Pointe, closer to the entrance of the Detroit River.
The cityscape varies widely, with large sections of old homes ranging from bungalows to mansions, and a few newer sections with ranch houses or luxury homes built on subdivided estates. The Farms has a downtown on Kercheval Avenue combining historic buildings with newer, neo-traditional storefronts.
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan