Grand Rapids vs Farmington Hills
Grand Rapids, MI compared with Farmington Hills, MI · 120 miles apart
Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Farmington Hills’s 83,291. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Farmington Hills does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Grand Rapids, MI | Farmington Hills, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,183 | 83,291 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,493 | 2,504 |
| Median household income | $69,108 | $104,836 |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $354,500 |
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,551 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 64.7% |
| Average commute | 19 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 32.3 | 42.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 57.6% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 6 | 4 |
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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