Rochester Hills vs Woodbury
The short version
- Rochester Hills is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 4% lower than in the Woodbury area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $409,800 in Rochester Hills and $450,200 in Woodbury.
- Rochester Hills has the warmer winter: January highs of 31°F vs 24°F.
- Woodbury gets far more snow: 51 inches a year vs 36.
- Woodbury is growing faster: +8.6% since 2020 vs +1.6%.
Side by side
| Rochester Hills, MI | Woodbury, MN | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 77,539 | 81,558 |
| Growth since 2020 | +1.6% | +8.6% |
| People per square mile | 2,364 | 2,337 |
| Median age | 41.0 | 38.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 61% | 61% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $120,694 | $125,310 |
| Median home value | $409,800 | $450,200 |
| Home value to income | 3.4× | 3.6× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,644 | $1,908 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 100.3 | 104.8 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 94.7 | 111.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $75,200 | $78,600 |
| Homeowners | 77% | 78% |
| Top state income tax | 4.25% | 9.85% |
| Combined sales tax | 6% | 8.14% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 24.3 | 23.9 |
| Work from home | 24% | 27% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 31° / 17° | 24° / 9° |
| July high / low | 82° / 63° | 83° / 65° |
| Precipitation per year | 34 in | 32 in |
| Snowfall per year | 36 in | 51 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 10 | 13 |
| Nights below freezing | 135 | 147 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 97.5 | 83.9 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 36% | 55% |
| Home prices, past year | +4.4% | +2.6% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +39.6% | +27.3% |
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: Rochester Hills: May to September. Woodbury: May and July to September.
Full monthly tables: Rochester Hills weather by month and Woodbury weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,200 in Rochester Hills and $78,600 in Woodbury. Moving from Rochester Hills to Woodbury, you would need about $78,400 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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