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Detroit vs Wyoming

Detroit, MI compared with Wyoming, MI · 137 miles apart

Detroit has 649,095 residents to Wyoming’s 78,588. Detroit comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Wyoming does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Detroit, MI Wyoming, MI
Population 649,095 78,588
Density (per sq mi) 4,679 3,176
Median household income $39,938 $73,677
Median home value $83,900 $225,200
Median rent $1,074 $1,196
Homeownership 50.3% 67.1%
Average commute 24.8 min 21.9 min
Median age 35.2 34
Bachelor's degree + 18.1% 25.5%
Poverty rate 32.7% 10.5%
Unemployment 14% 4.1%
Price to income 2.1× 3.1×

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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