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 | New York | Sterling Heights | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,215/mo | 41.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $243,400 | 200.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $75,381 | 1.6% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 102.8 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 89.3 | 65.0% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 93.0 | 8.3% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 93.7 | 6.6% 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 New York, you'd need $79,768 in Sterling Heights to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sterling Heights, MI is about 20.2% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% lower in Sterling Heights than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $63,814 in Sterling Heights to keep the same standard of living.