City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Anchorage | Farmington Hills | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,405/mo | $1,401/mo | 0.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $363,800 | $319,000 | 14.0% higher in A |
| Median household income | $95,731 | $101,728 | 5.9% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 104.1 | 96.3 | 8.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 125.1 | 91.7 | 36.4% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 104.6 | 96.9 | 8.0% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 104.1 | 99.1 | 5.1% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Anchorage, you'd need $99,720 in Farmington Hills to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Anchorage and Farmington Hills have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Anchorage, you'd need about $79,776 in Farmington Hills to keep the same standard of living.