Cost Of Living In Burlington, MI

Burlington 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	Burlington	Michigan	National
Cost of living index	72	89	100
Index	Burlington	Michigan	National
Goods & Services index	85	94	100
Groceries index	83	94	100
Health care index	91	100	100
Housing index	40	73	100
Transportation index	89	101	100
Utilities index	88	96	100

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The cost of living in Burlington is 19% lower than the Michigan average.
The cost of living in Burlington is 28% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Burlington is 60% 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	$41,000	$3,417	$957	$1,230
Renters	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975

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	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.88	$15.56	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$19.17	$36.11	46.9%
Toothpaste	$2.03	$2.47	17.8%
Shampoo	$0.79	$0.96	18.1%
Movie	$8.13	$10.13	19.7%
Bowling	$3.14	$4.74	33.7%

Groceries

Item	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.73	$3.98	31.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.41	18.7%
Milk	$1.74	$2.06	15.5%
Potatoes	$2.76	$2.98	7.4%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.47	3.3%
Beer	$7.91	$8.79	10.0%

Health Care

Item	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$56.71	$101.04	43.9%
Doctor	$86.71	$107.44	19.3%
Dentist	$90.77	$90.42	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$7.90	$9.28	14.9%
Lipitor	$433.64	$426.50	1.7%

Housing

Item	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$54,300.00	$175,700.00	69.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$725.64	$1,133.23	36.0%
Apartment Rent	$575.00	$920.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.84	$1.99	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$37.80	$45.76	17.4%

Utilities

Item	Burlington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.29	$163.81	2.1%
Phone	$20.00	$28.39	29.6%

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.
Sherwood, MI	317	73	-27%
Homer, MI	1,793	73	-27%
Colon, MI	1,214	74	-26%
Union City, MI	1,622	74	-26%
Tekonsha, MI	672	75	-25%
Burlington, MI	273	72	-28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fitzhugh, OK	273	87	-13%
Westgate, IA	273	80	-20%
Biggsville, IL	273	77	-23%
Blakesburg, IA	273	76	-24%
Deferiet, NY	273	94	-6%
Burlington, MI	273	72	-28%

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

Burlington, MI Cost of Living