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Grand Rapids vs Dearborn

Grand Rapids, MI compared with Dearborn, MI · 132 miles apart

Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Dearborn’s 105,611. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Dearborn does better on homeownership, price to income.

Grand Rapids, MI Dearborn, MI
Population 201,183 105,611
Density (per sq mi) 4,493 4,356
Median household income $69,108 $65,324
Median home value $244,500 $218,800
Median rent $1,266 $1,327
Homeownership 54% 68.4%
Average commute 19 min 21.7 min
Median age 32.3 33.3
Bachelor's degree + 41.6% 34.6%
Poverty rate 16.9% 24.3%
Unemployment 5.2% 6.6%
Price to income 3.5× 3.3×
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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