West Monroe, MI Cost Of Living

West Monroe 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	West Monroe	Michigan	National
Cost of living index	83	88	100
Index	West Monroe	Michigan	National
Goods & Services index	97	93	100
Groceries index	91	91	100
Health care index	94	94	100
Housing index	46	74	100
Transportation index	108	103	100
Utilities index	102	91	100

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The cost of living in West Monroe is 6% lower than the Michigan average.
The cost of living in West Monroe is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West Monroe is 54% 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	$32,935	$2,745	$768	$988
Renters	$36,250	$3,021	$846	$1,088

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	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.23	$16.09	0.9%
Beauty Salon	$47.07	$37.33	26.1%
Toothpaste	$2.18	$2.45	11.1%
Shampoo	$0.80	$1.00	20.0%
Movie	$10.62	$10.28	3.3%
Bowling	$3.44	$4.93	30.3%

Groceries

Item	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.80	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	17.7%
Milk	$1.73	$2.01	14.0%
Potatoes	$2.37	$3.01	21.4%
Pizza	$10.56	$9.89	6.9%
Beer	$8.03	$8.90	9.8%

Health Care

Item	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.88	$102.16	26.7%
Doctor	$97.01	$108.36	10.5%
Dentist	$91.17	$92.53	1.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.27	$9.28	10.8%
Lipitor	$430.75	$425.82	1.2%

Housing

Item	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$42,000.00	$184,700.00	77.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,087.18	$1,202.44	9.6%
Apartment Rent	$963.00	$949.00	1.5%

Transportation

Item	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$2.24	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.88	$46.29	9.9%

Utilities

Item	West Monroe	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.83	$165.96	9.1%
Phone	$33.31	$28.68	16.1%

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.
Carleton, MI	2,352	85	-15%
Luna Pier, MI	1,395	87	-13%
South Monroe, MI	6,254	87	-13%
Petersburg, MI	1,256	87	-13%
Monroe, MI	20,243	88	-12%
West Monroe, MI	3,355	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jarrettsville, MD	3,355	130	30%
Window Rock, AZ	3,355	78	-22%
Hardwick, GA	3,356	74	-26%
Zumbrota, MN	3,357	97	-3%
Dover Base Housing, DE	3,352	115	15%
West Monroe, MI	3,355	83	-17%

Source: The West Monroe, MI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

West Monroe, MI Cost of Living