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 | Warren | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,139/mo | 50.5% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $169,300 | 332.4% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $61,633 | 24.3% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 100.9 | 2.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 70.6 | 108.8% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 103.5 | 2.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 111.1 | 10.1% 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 New York, you'd need $79,384 in Warren to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Warren, MI is about 20.6% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 34% lower in Warren than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $63,507 in Warren to keep the same standard of living.