Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Houghton vs Sterling Heights

Simple answer

You'd likely save $314 a month in Houghton.

Typical rent is $1,292 in Sterling Heights and $978 in Houghton. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Houghton

Michigan

Typical rent
$978
Typical pay
$43,456 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,033
Price index
96.2 (state)

Sterling Heights

Michigan

Typical rent
$1,292
Typical pay
$79,909 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,459
Price index
100.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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