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Blennerhassett, WV vs Woodhaven, MI

Blennerhassett

West Virginia

vs

Woodhaven

Michigan

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Blennerhassett leads on 22 and Woodhaven on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Blennerhassett, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,117$1,096
Blennerhassett is 2% higher
Median household income
$88,487$78,648
Blennerhassett is 13% higher
Median home value
$179,800$231,800
Blennerhassett is 22% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $78,600 a year left in Blennerhassett and $64,600 in Woodhaven. Money goes further in Blennerhassett, by about $14,100 a year.
  • A household earning Blennerhassett's median of $88,487 would need about $93,000 in Woodhaven to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 6.4 points a year in Blennerhassett, and rent outran pay by 1.3 points a year in Woodhaven.

How these are calculated

West VirginiaMichiganWoodhaven, MIBlennerhassett, WVBlennerhassettWoodhavenBlennerhassettWoodhaven

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01Woodhaven, MIComposite 47.9 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureBlennerhassettWoodhavenAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,117$1,096
Rent to income115.1%16.7%
Property tax rate10.6%1.7%
Home price to income12.0x3.0x
Prices vs US average287.1100.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$974$1,459
HUD area median income4n/a$104,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,044$3,967
Median home value1$179,800$231,800
Home prices, 1-year change55.1%5.3%
Home prices, 5-year change538.3%49.4%
Homeownership192.8%74.3%
Renters paying 30%+188.1%38.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,169$1,608
Vacant homes111.0%12.5%
Median year built119741979
Jobs and income
Median household income1$88,487$78,648
Income per person1$37,328$39,017
Unemployment15.3%7.2%
Average annual pay6$56,805$79,422
Pay growth, 1 year64.0%3.9%
Jobs635,119721,389
Poverty rate114.8%12.9%
Mean commute115 min24 min
Works from home19.9%10.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.8%
People
Population13,28212,690
Population change since 20207n/a-3.4%
Median age145.745.6
Bachelor's or higher129.3%27.0%
High school or higher195.0%92.9%
Household size12.82.4
Born abroad10.0%4.4%
No health insurance16.2%5.2%
Homes with broadband191.7%96.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year10.0%3.5%
Moved from another state10.0%1.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people80.1-6.5
Income of households moving in8$47,375$57,377
Income of households moving out8$54,871$68,594
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k922.319.8
Shops per 10k940.331.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.32.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k921.816.4
Child care centers per 10k92.62.3
Parks per 10k100.07.1
Playgrounds per 10k1012.211.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.07.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.030.7
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.4
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a16.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a3
National Register listings1248383
Founded or incorporated13n/a1965
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a168
Property crime per 100k14n/a1,608
Schools
Public schools15275
Public school students1511,0982,227
Students per teacher1513.616.9
Climate
July average high1686°F84°F
January average low1623°F18°F
Average temperature1654°F50°F
Annual precipitation1645.1 in34.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1779.899.0
Hurricane risk1760.057.8
Tornado risk1732.999.5
Wildfire risk1726.054.4
Heat wave risk1767.599.3
Median air quality index183954
Good air days1882.9%36.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Blennerhassett $44,680, Woodhaven $43,840 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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