Madison Heights, MI vs Princeton, 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

Princeton

71.3

#1000 nationally

Princeton leads in median household income ($93,586 vs $63,224). Madison Heights leads in average commute (24 min vs 34.1 min). Madison Heights leads in cost of living index (93 vs 107).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Madison Heights, MI	Princeton, TX
WhereAtHome Score	79.9 (#100)	71.3 (#1000)
Population	28,238	28,027
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$222,737	$288,891
Median Household Income	$63,224	$93,586
Average Commute	24 min	34.1 min
Walk Score	57	N/A
Crime Level	7.6	7.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	93	107
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+10.6	R+11.2

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