| | Troy, MI | Elk Grove, CA | United States |
| Overall | 104.9 | 127.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.9 | 106.2 | 100 |
| Health | 79.9 | 104.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 125.2 | 193.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $376,800 | $597,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,800.0% | 9,540.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 118.2 | 128.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 125.3 | 129.2 | 100 |
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no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy More
This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on More
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I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At More
Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic, More
Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75. More
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