| Index | Ontonagon | Michigan | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 91 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 88 | 92 | 100 |
| Housing | 42 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 86 | 97 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $69,541 | $5,795 | $1,623 | $2,086 |
| Renters | $37,233 | $3,103 | $869 | $1,117 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Michigan | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.00 | $27.62 | 16.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $34.00 | $51.11 | 33.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.12 | $4.09 | 0.7% |
| Shampoo | $1.50 | $1.54 | 2.7% |
| Movie | $14.68 | $12.88 | 14.0% |
| Yoga | $20.11 | $19.66 | 2.3% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.86 | $7.70 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.51 | $1.66 | 9.2% |
| Milk | $4.70 | $4.73 | 0.7% |
| Potatoes | $4.82 | $5.26 | 8.3% |
| Pizza | $10.96 | $12.76 | 14.1% |
| Beer | $9.18 | $10.55 | 13.0% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $79.83 | $140.06 | 43.0% |
| Doctor | $168.82 | $153.82 | 9.8% |
| Dentist | $122.89 | $123.15 | 0.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.83 | $11.73 | 0.8% |
| Lipitor | $10.20 | $23.61 | 56.8% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $119,003.00 | $326,622.00 | 63.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,276.57 | $2,480.25 | 8.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $774.00 | $1,444.00 | 46.4% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.91 | $3.06 | 4.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $75.33 | $65.21 | 15.5% |
| Item | Ontonagon | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $176.54 | $220.12 | 19.8% |
| Phone | $189.88 | $195.71 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| White Pine, MI | 458 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Ontonagon, MI | 1,520 | 79 | 21.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Alloway, NJ | 1,520 | 111 | 11.4% |
| Radium Springs, NM | 1,520 | 81 | 18.9% |
| Huntsville, TN | 1,520 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Ferron, UT | 1,520 | 90 | 10.0% |
| Woxall, PA | 1,519 | 125 | 24.9% |
| Ontonagon, MI | 1,520 | 79 | 21.1% |