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Kentwood vs Manhattan

Kentwood, MI compared with Manhattan, KS · 628 miles apart

Kentwood has 54,776 residents to Manhattan’s 54,673. Kentwood comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Manhattan does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Kentwood, MI Manhattan, KS
Population 54,776 54,673
Density (per sq mi) 2,619 2,681
Median household income $74,373 $60,172
Median home value $268,200 $246,700
Median rent $1,260 $1,003
Homeownership 61.3% 43.5%
Average commute 19.7 min 17.3 min
Median age 35.1 25.7
Bachelor's degree + 36.7% 53.3%
Poverty rate 10.4% 23.3%
Unemployment 4.5% 3.6%
Price to income 3.6× 4.1×

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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