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Plymouth wins on rent, home prices and cost of living; Rochester Hills wins on income, jobs, schools, safety and walkability.

Metric
Plymouth
MI
Rochester Hills
MI
Median rent$1,192 (better)$1,644
Median home$401k (better)$410k
Cost of living (100 = US)94.2 (better)106.4
Median income$116,883$120,694 (better)
Unemployment4.6%3.6% (better)
School rating9.2/109.8/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k0.80.6 (better)
Property crime / 1k7.76.3 (better)
Walk score6065 (better)
Sunny days156156
Summer temp86°F82°F
Winter temp27°F24°F
Rainfall30.2 in33.9 in
Population27,41277,089
Diversity (0–100)2846
% Black2.3%3.5%
% Hispanic3.5%5.1%
% Asian5.2%14.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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