Brooklyn Park vs Farmington Hills
The short version
- Farmington Hills is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 4% lower than in the Brooklyn Park area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $336,200 in Brooklyn Park and $354,500 in Farmington Hills.
- Households earn more in Farmington Hills ($104,836 vs $89,891 median).
- Farmington Hills has the warmer winter: January highs of 30°F vs 24°F.
- Brooklyn Park gets far more snow: 51 inches a year vs 36.
- Farmington Hills is growing faster: -0.9% since 2020 vs -3.4%.
- Commutes are shorter in Brooklyn Park (21 vs 25 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Brooklyn Park, MN | Farmington Hills, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 83,543 | 83,291 |
| Growth since 2020 | -3.4% | -0.9% |
| People per square mile | 3,204 | 2,504 |
| Median age | 35.2 | 42.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33% | 58% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $89,891 | $104,836 |
| Median home value | $336,200 | $354,500 |
| Home value to income | 3.7× | 3.4× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,325 | $1,551 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 104.8 | 100.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 111.8 | 94.7 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $78,600 | $75,200 |
| Homeowners | 70% | 65% |
| Top state income tax | 9.85% | 4.25% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.14% | 6% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.3 | 24.7 |
| Work from home | 15% | 23% |
| Take public transit | 2% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4% | 5.2% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 7.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 24° / 9° | 30° / 16° |
| July high / low | 83° / 65° | 83° / 60° |
| Precipitation per year | 32 in | 33 in |
| Snowfall per year | 51 in | 36 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 13 | 11 |
| Nights below freezing | 147 | 146 |
| Comfortable months | 4 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.3 | 97.5 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 55% | 36% |
| Home prices, past year | +2.6% | +4.4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +27.3% | +39.6% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Brooklyn Park: May and July to September. Farmington Hills: May to September.
Full monthly tables: Brooklyn Park weather by month and Farmington Hills weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $78,600 in Brooklyn Park and $75,200 in Farmington Hills. Moving from Brooklyn Park to Farmington Hills, you would need about $71,800 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Brooklyn Park and Farmington Hills
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Brooklyn Park and Farmington Hills.
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