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Detroit vs Troy

Detroit, MI compared with Troy, MI · 14 miles apart

Detroit has 649,095 residents to Troy’s 88,733. Detroit comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Troy does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Detroit, MI Troy, MI
Population 649,095 88,733
Density (per sq mi) 4,679 2,653
Median household income $39,938 $120,045
Median home value $83,900 $420,300
Median rent $1,074 $1,602
Homeownership 50.3% 73.3%
Average commute 24.8 min 23.7 min
Median age 35.2 42
Bachelor's degree + 18.1% 64.8%
Poverty rate 32.7% 5.4%
Unemployment 14% 4.4%
Price to income 2.1× 3.5×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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