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Cost & Benefits

Detroit vs Traverse City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $79 a month in Traverse City.

Typical rent is $1,074 in Detroit and $995 in Traverse City. 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)

Traverse City

Michigan

Typical rent
$995
Typical pay
$74,087 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,436
Price index
93.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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