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Grand Rapids vs Troy

Grand Rapids, MI compared with Troy, MI · 130 miles apart

Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Troy’s 88,733. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Troy does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Grand Rapids, MI Troy, MI
Population 201,183 88,733
Density (per sq mi) 4,493 2,653
Median household income $69,108 $120,045
Median home value $244,500 $420,300
Median rent $1,266 $1,602
Homeownership 54% 73.3%
Average commute 19 min 23.7 min
Median age 32.3 42
Bachelor's degree + 41.6% 64.8%
Poverty rate 16.9% 5.4%
Unemployment 5.2% 4.4%
Price to income 3.5× 3.5×

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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