Galien, Michigan Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 44%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Galien	Michigan	National
Cost of living	84	90	100
Goods & Services	100	96	100
Groceries	92	89	100
Health care	97	95	100
Housing	56	74	100
Transportation	93	102	100
Utilities	93	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Galien is 6% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Galien is 16% lower than the national average
Galien housing is 44% 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	$50,500	$4,208	$1,178	$1,515
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Galien	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.89	$18.62	3.9%
Beauty Salon	$35.83	$39.05	8.2%
Toothpaste	$1.70	$2.34	27.4%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.06	15.5%
Movie	$8.41	$10.68	21.3%
Bowling	$12.11	$14.67	17.5%

Groceries

Item	Galien	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.73	$4.22	11.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.39	11.5%
Milk	$1.33	$2.05	35.3%
Potatoes	$2.80	$3.29	14.9%
Pizza	$11.66	$10.62	9.7%
Beer	$8.90	$9.38	5.1%

Health Care

Item	Galien	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.14	$108.57	1.4%
Doctor	$112.78	$116.17	2.9%
Dentist	$100.56	$99.13	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.75	$9.68	9.5%
Lipitor	$413.67	$466.92	11.4%

Housing

Item	Galien	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$84,700.00	$184,700.00	54.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,072.46	$1,197.42	10.4%
Apartment Rent	$744.00	$949.00	21.6%

Transportation

Item	Galien	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.22	5.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.82	$50.07	10.5%

Utilities

Item	Galien	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.58	$167.67	13.8%
Phone	$184.27	$175.64	4.9%

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.
Niles, MI	11,379	82	-18%
New Troy, MI	741	82	-18%
Roseland, IN	489	83	-17%
South Bend, IN	101,037	83	-17%
Hudson Lake, IN	1,261	84	-16%
Galien, MI	448	84	-16%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cement, OK	448	75	-25%
Custer, WA	448	116	16%
Bud, WV	448	94	-6%
Clear Spring, MD	448	93	-7%
Angoon, AK	448	109	9%
Galien, MI	448	84	-16%

Source: The Galien, MI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.