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 | Livonia | Sterling Heights | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $1,215/mo | 1.6% higher in A |
| Median home value | $249,000 | $243,400 | 2.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $92,458 | $75,381 | 22.7% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.1 | 102.8 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 89.6 | 89.3 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 93.5 | 93.0 | 0.5% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 94.4 | 93.7 | 0.7% 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 Livonia, you'd need $99,047 in Sterling Heights to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sterling Heights, MI is about 1% cheaper overall than Livonia, MI, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Livonia, you'd need about $79,237 in Sterling Heights to keep the same standard of living.