Dearborn Heights, MI vs Melissa, 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.

Dearborn Heights

76.8

#307 nationally

Melissa

74.8

#551 nationally

Melissa leads in crime level (1.0 vs 12.6). Melissa leads in median household income ($138,465 vs $58,335). Dearborn Heights leads in cost of living index (92 vs 125).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Dearborn Heights, MI	Melissa, TX
WhereAtHome Score	76.8 (#307)	74.8 (#551)
Population	60,872	23,571
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$218,417	$430,394
Median Household Income	$58,335	$138,465
Average Commute	24.2 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	47	N/A
Crime Level	12.6	1.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	92	125
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+29.0	R+11.2

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