West Main Hill, MI Cost Of Living

West Main Hill 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	West Main Hill	Kalamazoo	Michigan
Cost of living index	88	79	88
Index	West Main Hill	Kalamazoo	Michigan
Goods & Services index	85	85	93
Groceries index	81	81	91
Health care index	91	91	94
Housing index	92	59	74
Transportation index	100	100	103
Utilities index	87	87	91

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The cost of living in West Main Hill is 1% higher than the Kalamazoo average.
The cost of living in West Main Hill is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West Main Hill is 8% 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)
Household	$48,492	$4,041	$1,131	$1,455

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	Kalamazoo	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	Kalamazoo	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	Kalamazoo	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	Kalamazoo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,600.00	$184,700.00	47.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$754.32	$1,202.44	37.3%
Apartment Rent	$715.00	$949.00	24.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Kalamazoo	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.
Galesburg, MI	2,053	74	-26%
Gobles, MI	823	75	-25%
Augusta, MI	914	77	-23%
Eastwood, MI	5,713	78	-22%
Paw Paw, MI	3,408	78	-22%
Kalamazoo, MI	75,885	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Upland, CA	75,851	141	41%
Camden, NJ	76,005	96	-4%
Arlington Heights, IL	75,721	126	26%
Albany, GA	75,657	86	-14%
Auburn, WA	75,607	116	16%
Kalamazoo, MI	75,885	79	-21%

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

West Main Hill, Kalamazoo, MI Cost of Living