Eastgate, Michigan Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 26%

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	Eastgate	Grand Rapids	Michigan
Cost of living	90	88	89
Goods & Services	95	95	95
Groceries	91	91	88
Health care	96	96	94
Housing	74	69	74
Transportation	106	106	106
Utilities	99	99	99

Key findings

The cost of living in Eastgate is 1% higher than the Grand Rapids average
The cost of living in Eastgate is 10% lower than the national average
Eastgate housing is 26% 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)
Household	$55,292	$4,608	$1,290	$1,659

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	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.34	$17.49	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$34.33	$38.17	10.1%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.32	23.3%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.01	14.0%
Movie	$11.27	$10.72	5.1%
Bowling	$17.00	$13.86	22.6%

Groceries

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.49	$3.90	10.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	14.7%
Milk	$1.76	$1.96	10.3%
Potatoes	$2.92	$3.18	8.3%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$8.25	$9.23	10.6%

Health Care

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.67	$106.34	3.4%
Doctor	$98.67	$115.25	14.4%
Dentist	$95.25	$98.38	3.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.78	$9.26	5.2%
Lipitor	$513.00	$466.47	10.0%

Housing

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,600.00	$184,700.00	38.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,012.77	$1,273.32	20.5%
Apartment Rent	$806.00	$949.00	15.1%

Transportation

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.79	$2.59	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$48.90	6.4%

Utilities

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.87	$167.60	0.2%
Phone	$178.16	$163.42	9.0%

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.
Wyoming, MI	74,692	86	-14%
Lowell, MI	3,930	87	-13%
Comstock Park, MI	10,401	88	-12%
Cutlerville, MI	15,379	89	-11%
Grandville, MI	15,842	90	-10%
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	88	-12%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mobile, AL	193,717	93	-7%
Sunrise Manor, NV	192,873	90	-10%
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	106	6%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	100	0%
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	88	-12%

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

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