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 | Houston | Warren | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $1,139/mo | 8.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $235,000 | $169,300 | 38.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $60,440 | $61,633 | 1.9% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.7 | 100.9 | 3.1% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 106.5 | 70.6 | 50.9% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.3 | 103.5 | 6.0% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 90.9 | 111.1 | 18.2% lower 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 Houston, you'd need $97,469 in Warren to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Warren, MI is about 2.5% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 8% lower in Warren than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Houston, you'd need about $77,975 in Warren to keep the same standard of living.