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Cost & Benefits

Detroit vs Hartford

Simple answer

You'd likely save $237 a month in Hartford.

Typical rent is $1,074 in Detroit and $837 in Hartford. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Detroit

Michigan

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

Hartford

Michigan

Typical rent
$837
Typical pay
$42,171 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,040
Price index
96.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

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