Cost Of Living In Brooklyn, MI

Brooklyn cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Brooklyn	Michigan	National
Cost of living index	88	89	100
Index	Brooklyn	Michigan	National
Goods & Services index	95	94	100
Groceries index	110	94	100
Health care index	125	100	100
Housing index	59	73	100
Transportation index	99	101	100
Utilities index	94	96	100

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The cost of living in Brooklyn is 1% lower than the Michigan average.
The cost of living in Brooklyn is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Brooklyn is 41% lower than the national average.
Michigan general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Michigan state income tax is 91% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$50,833	$4,236	$1,186	$1,525
Renters	$22,917	$1,910	$535	$688

Michigan Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Michigan	6%	6%

Michigan Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Michigan	4.25%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.18	$15.56	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$46.84	$36.11	29.7%
Toothpaste	$2.53	$2.47	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.12	$0.96	16.0%
Movie	$12.29	$10.13	21.4%
Bowling	$4.17	$4.74	12.0%

Groceries

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.22	$3.98	5.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.24	$1.41	59.1%
Milk	$2.11	$2.06	2.5%
Potatoes	$2.58	$2.98	13.4%
Pizza	$9.62	$9.47	1.6%
Beer	$8.70	$8.79	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.12	$101.04	0.9%
Doctor	$156.76	$107.44	45.9%
Dentist	$121.27	$90.42	34.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.49	$9.28	8.6%
Lipitor	$445.93	$426.50	4.6%

Housing

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,400.00	$175,700.00	46.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,367.76	$1,133.23	20.7%
Apartment Rent	$673.00	$920.00	26.8%

Transportation

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.98	$1.99	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.07	$45.76	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$181.88	$163.81	11.0%
Phone	$20.05	$28.39	29.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Napoleon, MI	1,239	83	-17%
North Adams, MI	634	84	-16%
Jackson, MI	33,317	81	-19%
Vineyard Lake, MI	900	84	-16%
Cement City, MI	481	85	-15%
Brooklyn, MI	1,240	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Atlantic, VA	1,240	103	3%
New Berlin, NY	1,240	88	-12%
Galeton, PA	1,240	86	-14%
Pineland, TX	1,240	80	-20%
Crocker, WA	1,240	111	11%
Brooklyn, MI	1,240	88	-12%

Source: The Brooklyn, MI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Brooklyn, MI Cost of Living