Detroit vs Flint
Detroit, MI compared with Flint, MI · 53 miles apart
Detroit has 649,095 residents to Flint’s 79,306. Detroit comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Flint does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Detroit, MI | Flint, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 649,095 | 79,306 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,679 | 2,372 |
| Median household income | $39,938 | $37,646 |
| Median home value | $83,900 | $53,500 |
| Median rent | $1,074 | $915 |
| Homeownership | 50.3% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 22.7 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 36.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 18.1% | 14.2% |
| Poverty rate | 32.7% | 34.1% |
| Unemployment | 14% | 14.8% |
| Price to income | 2.1× | 1.4× |
| Clear days a year | — | 17 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 7 |
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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