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 | Farmington Hills | Lansing | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,401/mo | $954/mo | 46.9% higher in A |
| Median home value | $319,000 | $112,200 | 184.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $101,728 | $50,747 | 100.5% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 105.5 | 99.1 | 6.4% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 92.3 | 85.0 | 8.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.7 | 86.4 | 13.0% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 85.0 | 17.6% 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 Farmington Hills, you'd need $80,209 in Lansing to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Lansing, MI is about 19.8% cheaper overall than Farmington Hills, MI, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 32% lower in Lansing than in Farmington Hills. If you earn $80,000 in Farmington Hills, you'd need about $64,167 in Lansing to keep the same standard of living.