Flint vs Pontiac
Flint, MI compared with Pontiac, MI · 33 miles apart
Flint has 79,306 residents to Pontiac’s 62,077. Flint comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Pontiac does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Flint, MI | Pontiac, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79,306 | 62,077 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,372 | 3,122 |
| Median household income | $37,646 | $44,329 |
| Median home value | $53,500 | $121,700 |
| Median rent | $915 | $1,063 |
| Homeownership | 53.8% | 46.6% |
| Average commute | 22.7 min | 21.2 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 14.2% | 16.1% |
| Poverty rate | 34.1% | 24.4% |
| Unemployment | 14.8% | 10.1% |
| Price to income | 1.4× | 2.7× |
| 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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