Bronson, MI Cost Of Living

Bronson 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	Bronson	Michigan	National
Cost of living index	75	88	100
Index	Bronson	Michigan	National
Goods & Services index	85	93	100
Groceries index	81	91	100
Health care index	91	94	100
Housing index	48	74	100
Transportation index	100	103	100
Utilities index	87	91	100

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The cost of living in Bronson is 14% lower than the Michigan average.
The cost of living in Bronson is 25% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Bronson is 52% 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	$50,750	$4,229	$1,184	$1,523
Renters	$19,522	$1,627	$455	$586

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	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.21	$16.09	5.5%
Beauty Salon	$16.11	$37.33	56.8%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.45	25.2%
Shampoo	$0.79	$1.00	21.4%
Movie	$8.13	$10.28	20.9%
Bowling	$3.45	$4.93	30.1%

Groceries

Item	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.77	$3.80	27.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.06	$1.40	23.9%
Milk	$1.51	$2.01	24.6%
Potatoes	$2.51	$3.01	16.6%
Pizza	$8.83	$9.89	10.7%
Beer	$7.81	$8.90	12.2%

Health Care

Item	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$57.90	$102.16	43.3%
Doctor	$87.75	$108.36	19.0%
Dentist	$93.92	$92.53	1.5%
Ibuprofen	$7.55	$9.28	18.6%
Lipitor	$420.02	$425.82	1.4%

Housing

Item	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,500.00	$184,700.00	59.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$754.32	$1,202.44	37.3%
Apartment Rent	$628.00	$949.00	33.8%

Transportation

Item	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.24	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.25	$46.29	4.4%

Utilities

Item	Bronson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.13	$165.96	1.3%
Phone	$19.99	$28.68	30.3%

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	348	74	-26%
Union City, MI	1,634	74	-26%
Colon, MI	1,161	75	-25%
Burr Oak, MI	918	75	-25%
Coldwater, MI	10,834	76	-24%
Bronson, MI	2,354	75	-25%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Georgetown, CA	2,354	114	14%
West Simsbury, CT	2,354	138	38%
Springdale CDP, SC	2,355	88	-12%
South Hutchinson, KS	2,353	82	-18%
Colorado City, CO	2,353	95	-5%
Bronson, MI	2,354	75	-25%

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

Bronson, MI Cost of Living