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Warren vs Sterling Heights

Warren, MI compared with Sterling Heights, MI · 6 miles apart

Warren has 137,138 residents to Sterling Heights’s 133,931. Warren comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Sterling Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Warren, MI Sterling Heights, MI
Population 137,138 133,931
Density (per sq mi) 3,989 3,674
Median household income $64,016 $79,909
Median home value $193,400 $274,300
Median rent $1,225 $1,292
Homeownership 71.1% 75.8%
Average commute 24.9 min 24.7 min
Median age 38.3 41.7
Bachelor's degree + 21% 31.1%
Poverty rate 14.8% 11.1%
Unemployment 8% 6.1%
Price to income 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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