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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. 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×

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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