Population
Detroit
636,644
Cleveland
367,523
Median Income
Detroit
$39,575
Cleveland
$39,187
Home Value
Detroit
$76,800
Cleveland
$94,100
Rent
Detroit
$1,034
Cleveland
$894
Crime Rate
Detroit
17.82
Cleveland
15.61
Cost of Living
Detroit
76.9
Cleveland
78.0
Avg Temp
Detroit
50°F
Cleveland
51°F
Unemployment
Detroit
14.2%
Cleveland
11.5%
How Similar Are Detroit & Cleveland?
Cleveland is Detroit's #1 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Detroit
636,644
Cleveland
367,523
Detroit has a 42% larger population than Cleveland.
Violent Crime
Detroit
17.82
Cleveland
15.61
Detroit has a 12% higher violent crime than Cleveland.
Property Crime
Detroit
43.05
Cleveland
44.26
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Detroit
33.7%
Cleveland
33.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Detroit
14.2%
Cleveland
11.5%
Detroit has a 19% higher unemployment than Cleveland.
Median Income
Detroit
$39,575
Cleveland
$39,187
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Detroit
$76,800
Cleveland
$94,100
Cleveland has a 18% higher home values than Detroit.
Education
Detroit
11.6%
Cleveland
14.8%
Cleveland has a 21% higher education than Detroit.
Demographics
Detroit
11.7%
Cleveland
36.7%
Cleveland's demographics is significantly higher than Detroit's — 68% difference.
Cost of Living
Detroit
76.9
Cleveland
78.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Detroit and Cleveland share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cleveland
Cleveland leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDetroit scores 60.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 79.6 in Cleveland. Cleveland has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,279 vs $1,411 in Detroit (10% lower). Cleveland has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,058 vs $1,122 in Detroit (6% lower).
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Fair Market Rent (1BR)
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a vacancy rate of 15.9% compared to 22.3% in Detroit. Detroit has a single-family homes of 71.9% compared to 53.2% in Cleveland. Detroit has a owner-occupied of 49.7% compared to 41.2% in Cleveland.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Cleveland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDetroit: 269,860 vs Cleveland: 178,918 for labor force. Cleveland has a unemployment rate of 11.5% compared to 14.2% in Detroit. Cleveland has a per capita income of $27,078 vs $24,029 in Detroit (11% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Detroit leads
Source: FBI UCRDetroit has a violent crime clearance of 42.3% compared to 16.5% in Cleveland. Detroit has a property crime clearance of 5.8% compared to 2.7% in Cleveland. Detroit has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.84 compared to 3.89 in Cleveland.
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Weather & Climate — Detroit leads
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoDetroit: 11.0" vs Cleveland: 14.9" for annual snowfall. Detroit: 31.2" vs Cleveland: 37.4" for annual rainfall. Detroit gets 24 more sunny days per year than Cleveland.
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Schools & Education — Cleveland leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauCleveland has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.8% compared to 11.6% in Detroit. Cleveland has a high school diploma or higher of 38.0% compared to 33.4% in Detroit.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDetroit has a population of 636,644, about 1.7x the size of Cleveland (367,523). Detroit skews younger with a median age of 35.1 vs 36.3.
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Black
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Asian
Detroit
Cleveland
Healthcare — Cleveland leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCleveland: 3.5 vs Detroit: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Cleveland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a public transit of 6.9% compared to 6.0% in Detroit. Cleveland has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.5% in Detroit. Detroit has a drive alone of 66.3% compared to 65.4% in Cleveland.
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