Grand Rapids vs Sterling Heights
Grand Rapids, MI compared with Sterling Heights, MI · 136 miles apart
Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Sterling Heights’s 133,931. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Sterling Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Grand Rapids, MI | Sterling Heights, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,183 | 133,931 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,493 | 3,674 |
| Median household income | $69,108 | $79,909 |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $274,300 |
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,292 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 75.8% |
| Average commute | 19 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 32.3 | 41.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 31.1% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 11.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| 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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