| Index | Baroda | Michigan | National |
| Cost of living | 96 | 91 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 98 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 90 | 96 | 100 |
| Household Items | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 94 | 95 | 100 |

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| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $74,979 | $6,248 | $1,749 | $2,250 |
| Renters | $66,868 | $5,572 | $1,560 | $2,006 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Michigan | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Benton Heights, MI | 4,308 | 79 | 20.7% |
| Benton Harbor, MI | 10,059 | 80 | 19.9% |
| Niles, MI | 11,521 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Galien, MI | 466 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Fair Plain, MI | 7,362 | 87 | 12.7% |
| Baroda, MI | 877 | 96 | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Glenwood, GA | 877 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Calvert Beach, MD | 877 | 123 | 23.3% |
| Greendale, MO | 877 | 89 | 11.2% |
| Robbinsville, NC | 877 | 82 | 17.9% |
| Hydetown, PA | 877 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Baroda, MI | 877 | 96 | 4.2% |