| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Livability | 76- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Income per Capita
Philadelphia Livability | 73- Low Cost of Living
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
Detroit Livability |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Philadelphia Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Detroit Amenities |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| B+- 102
- 103
- 102
- 94
- 99
- 107
- 110
Philadelphia Cost Of Living | A+- 84
- 102
- 103
- 102
- 47
- 100
- 94
Detroit Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 983
- 26
- 47
- 336
- 574
- 5,057
- 364
- 3,162
- 1,531
- 6,040
Philadelphia Crime | F- 2,052
- 41
- 109
- 226
- 1,677
- 4,734
- 757
- 2,486
- 1,491
- 6,786
Detroit Crime |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| C-- $29,644
- $49,127
- $36,854
- $31,701
- 5%
Philadelphia Employment | F- $19,569
- $32,498
- $27,224
- $24,726
- 8%
Detroit Employment |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $171,600
- $1,084
- 53%
- 47%
- 2.5
Philadelphia Housing | A+- $52,700
- $850
- 48%
- 52%
- 2.4
Detroit Housing |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| D+- 314
- 18
- n/a
- 78.5%
- 26.3%
Philadelphia Schools | F- 336
- 23
- n/a
- 72.3%
- 13.8%
Detroit Schools |
| Metrics | Philadelphia | Detroit |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| D+- 57%
- 89
Philadelphia User rating | F- 42%
- 98
Detroit User rating |
