Clawson, Michigan Cost Of Living

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Overall 6%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 21%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Clawson	Michigan	National
Cost of living	94	89	100
Goods & Services	104	95	100
Groceries	93	88	100
Health care	93	94	100
Housing	79	74	100
Transportation	114	106	100
Utilities	94	99	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Clawson is 6% higher than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Clawson is 6% lower than the national average
Clawson housing is 21% lower than the national average
Michigan general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Michigan state income tax is 72% 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	$70,702	$5,892	$1,650	$2,121
Renters	$43,636	$3,636	$1,018	$1,309

The affordability of the housing market in Clawson, MI as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Clawson homeowners, the median income is $70,702. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,650 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $43,636. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,018 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.38	$17.49	0.6%
Beauty Salon	$52.83	$38.17	38.4%
Toothpaste	$1.97	$2.32	15.1%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.01	7.1%
Movie	$11.09	$10.72	3.4%
Bowling	$19.60	$13.86	41.4%

Groceries

Item	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.92	$3.90	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.40	19.8%
Milk	$1.27	$1.96	35.3%
Potatoes	$3.10	$3.18	2.6%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.15	$9.23	11.7%

Health Care

Item	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.25	$106.34	21.7%
Doctor	$100.00	$115.25	13.2%
Dentist	$93.78	$98.38	4.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.31	$9.26	10.3%
Lipitor	$488.12	$466.47	4.6%

Housing

Item	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$139,100.00	$184,700.00	24.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,257.59	$1,273.32	1.2%
Apartment Rent	$828.00	$949.00	12.8%

Transportation

Item	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.90	$2.59	11.9%
Tire Balancing	$59.77	$48.90	22.2%

Utilities

Item	Clawson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.80	$167.60	8.8%
Phone	$175.97	$163.42	7.7%

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.
Highland Park, MI	10,978	80	-20%
Hamtramck, MI	21,985	82	-18%
Detroit, MI	683,443	83	-17%
Center Line, MI	8,313	83	-17%
Pontiac, MI	59,920	84	-16%
Clawson, MI	12,008	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bucyrus, OH	12,011	80	-20%
Diamond Springs, CA	12,002	119	19%
Pontiac, IL	12,016	88	-12%
Edgewater, NJ	11,998	173	73%
Suamico, WI	11,996	101	1%
Clawson, MI	12,008	94	-6%

Source: The Clawson, MI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Clawson, MI Cost of Living