Howard City, MI Cost Of Living

Howard City 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	Howard City	Michigan	National
Cost of living index	81	88	100
Index	Howard City	Michigan	National
Goods & Services index	97	93	100
Groceries index	97	91	100
Health care index	95	94	100
Housing index	43	74	100
Transportation index	106	103	100
Utilities index	87	91	100

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The cost of living in Howard City is 8% lower than the Michigan average.
The cost of living in Howard City is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Howard City is 57% 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	$43,529	$3,627	$1,016	$1,306
Renters	$24,688	$2,057	$576	$741

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	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.39	$16.09	20.5%
Beauty Salon	$37.45	$37.33	0.3%
Toothpaste	$2.04	$2.45	16.6%
Shampoo	$0.81	$1.00	19.0%
Movie	$10.74	$10.28	4.5%
Bowling	$3.26	$4.93	34.0%

Groceries

Item	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.62	$3.80	4.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	9.8%
Milk	$1.59	$2.01	21.0%
Potatoes	$3.08	$3.01	2.3%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$8.30	$8.90	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.22	$102.16	10.7%
Doctor	$97.56	$108.36	10.0%
Dentist	$88.11	$92.53	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.56	$9.28	7.8%
Lipitor	$448.91	$425.82	5.4%

Housing

Item	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,700.00	$184,700.00	62.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,008.81	$1,202.44	16.1%
Apartment Rent	$546.00	$949.00	42.5%

Transportation

Item	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.49	$2.24	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$44.77	$46.29	3.3%

Utilities

Item	Howard City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.08	$165.96	1.9%
Phone	$20.00	$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.
Pierson, MI	226	80	-20%
Lakeview, MI	1,025	81	-19%
Morley, MI	665	82	-18%
Kent City, MI	1,186	82	-18%
Greenville, MI	8,429	84	-16%
Howard City, MI	1,799	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Twin Lakes, VA	1,799	112	12%
Mercer, PA	1,799	90	-10%
Pine Canyon, CA	1,799	119	19%
Vonore, TN	1,799	84	-16%
Owens Cross Roads, AL	1,799	94	-6%
Howard City, MI	1,799	81	-19%

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

Howard City, MI Cost of Living