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How Farmington Hills's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Farmington Hills has the same purchasing power as $100,695 in the average US city. You'd need $695 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Farmington Hills has a handful of real selling points, and they're not the kind of thing you find in a brochure. Solidly above-average earnings and crime statistics come out reassuring are the headliners, plus 2 more things worth knowing. The rest is below.
The typical household in Farmington Hills pulls in $101,728 — comfortably above the US median. Combined with the cost of living here, the income-to-expense ratio works out better than a quick look at either number in isolation would suggest.
The reported crime rate in Farmington Hills runs about 1,321 per 100,000 residents — meaningfully below the national norm. People who care about safety as a baseline rather than a feature tend to land in cities with numbers like these.
Average commute time in Farmington Hills runs around 25 minutes one-way — short enough that it doesn't restructure your day. Compared to the 45-plus-minute commutes that are normal in major metros, the difference adds up to a real lifestyle gap.
Farmington Hills has a college-educated share of about 57% among adults 25+, which is higher than the national norm. It shows up in the local job mix, in the school district's reputation, and in the kind of conversations you have at the coffee shop.
Reasons are pulled from Farmington Hills's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Yes — and a lot of it. With winter averages near 22°F, Farmington Hills sees real accumulation most years. Salt for the steps, tires that handle ice, and a sense of humor about February are the usual costs of admission.
Properly cold. Farmington Hills's winter sits around 22°F on average — and that's the average, meaning plenty of nights drop well below zero. People here own gear.
Reliably warm. Farmington Hills's summer averages around 82°F, the kind of heat where you remember to leave the house before noon for outdoor things and accept that the back of your shirt will be wet by lunchtime.
Farmington Hills falls in roughly USDA Zone 7. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Roughly 876 feet (267 m). That's modest elevation — comparable to most inland-Midwest and Southern cities.
The headline number is reassuring. Farmington Hills's reported incident rate of about 1,321 per 100,000 is comfortably below the US norm of around 3,500 per 100k. Specific neighborhoods always vary, but the broader picture is on the safer side.
It's a middle-of-the-road US city on cost. Farmington Hills's index of 99 sits within a few points of the national average — your money buys roughly what it would in a typical American metro.
Farmington Hills's Walk Score is 16/100, firmly in the car-required tier. The layout assumes you'll drive to the grocery store, drive to work, drive everywhere.
As a rule of thumb, plan on about $69,517 to live in Farmington Hills the way a $70,000 earner lives in a typical US city. The math gets less forgiving the lower you go below that. Median rent in Farmington Hills runs about $1,401/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.