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Cost & Benefits

Dearborn Heights vs Detroit

Simple answer

You'd likely save $257 a month in Detroit.

Typical rent is $1,331 in Dearborn Heights and $1,074 in Detroit. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Dearborn Heights

Michigan

Typical rent
$1,331
Typical pay
$60,391 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,459
Price index
100.3 (metro)

Detroit

Michigan

Typical rent
$1,074
Typical pay
$39,938 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,459
Price index
100.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Dearborn Heights and Detroit are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.