Dearborn Heights, MI vs Republic, MO

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Dearborn Heights

76.8

#307 nationally

Republic

74.2

#623 nationally

Republic leads in crime level (3.5 vs 12.6). Republic leads in median household income ($63,102 vs $58,335). Dearborn Heights leads in average commute (24.2 min vs 26 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Dearborn Heights, MI	Republic, MO
WhereAtHome Score	76.8 (#307)	74.2 (#623)
Population	60,872	20,144
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$218,417	$271,460
Median Household Income	$58,335	$63,102
Average Commute	24.2 min	26 min
Walk Score	47	N/A
Crime Level	12.6	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	92	90
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+29.0	R+20.8

Data coverage note: Republic is missing data for 1 metric that Dearborn Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.