Detroit cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Detroit
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI had 4,400,578 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 100.3, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,459
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,248
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
98.8
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
107.0
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
26.2 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$76,403
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.28%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Michigan
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Michigan · Medicaid · Michigan overview
Related comparisons
From Detroit
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Detroit.
- Detroit and San Francisco · rent gap $2,238
- Detroit and San Jose · rent gap $1,813
- Detroit and Boston · rent gap $1,549
- Detroit and New York · rent gap $1,512
- Detroit and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,505
- Detroit and San Diego · rent gap $1,364
- Detroit and Miami · rent gap $1,105
- Detroit and Seattle · rent gap $1,090
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis