Madison Heights, MI vs Royse City, TX

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.

Madison Heights

79.9

#100 nationally

Royse City

76.1

#383 nationally

Royse City leads in crime level (2.8 vs 7.6). Royse City leads in median household income ($114,917 vs $63,224). Madison Heights leads in average commute (24 min vs 33.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Madison Heights, MI	Royse City, TX
WhereAtHome Score	79.9 (#100)	76.1 (#383)
Population	28,238	24,138
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$222,737	$312,413
Median Household Income	$63,224	$114,917
Average Commute	24 min	33.6 min
Walk Score	57	N/A
Crime Level	7.6	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	93	108
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+10.6	R+40.9

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