COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saranac vs Forest Hills
PLACE A
Saranac, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
Saranac is 77% smaller than Forest Hills. Forest Hills earns more, with a median household income $22,744 higher. Saranac has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
SARANACFOREST HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3866,116−77% vs Forest Hills
Population density1,2053,908−2,703
Population growth3.8%-1.4%+5.2 pts
Median age35.643.8−8.2
Male43.4%51.3%−8.0 pts
Female56.6%48.7%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.7%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%76.9%+14.1 pts
Black0.9%12.4%−11.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%4.8%+1.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other1.6%5.2%−3.6 pts
Median household income$66,944$89,688−$22,744
Per capita income$27,497$58,488−$30,991
Poverty rate15.3%4.3%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%57.4%−37.6 pts
Graduate degree8.9%23.5%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%7.5%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation65.3%71.6%−6.3 pts
Median home value$202,800$200,700+$2,100
Median gross rent$538$1,068−$530
Owner-occupied58.8%75.3%−16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.5%9.4%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%39.1%+6.3 pts
Average commute23.927.5−3.6
Worked from home14.1%28.1%−14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Uninsured4.0%4.4%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025