| Index | Ovid | Michigan | National |
| Cost of living | 80 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 93 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 93 | 100 |
| Housing | 50 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 101 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $53,629 | $4,469 | $1,251 | $1,609 |
| Renters | $35,000 | $2,917 | $817 | $1,050 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Michigan | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $24.53 | $24.26 | 1.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $56.27 | $45.56 | 23.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.64 | $3.70 | 1.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.40 | $1.28 | 9.1% |
| Movie | $11.22 | $12.13 | 7.5% |
| Bowling | $22.17 | $18.00 | 23.1% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.51 | $5.84 | 5.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.57 | 7.7% |
| Milk | $4.84 | $4.67 | 3.6% |
| Potatoes | $4.77 | $4.93 | 3.3% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
| Beer | $9.38 | $10.41 | 9.9% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $91.40 | $125.68 | 27.3% |
| Doctor | $139.14 | $135.78 | 2.5% |
| Dentist | $120.35 | $113.29 | 6.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.88 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $504.80 | $468.60 | 7.7% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $71,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 61.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,520.64 | $2,346.69 | 7.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $712.00 | $949.00 | 25.0% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.42 | $3.46 | 1.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $60.57 | $59.92 | 1.1% |
| Item | Ovid | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $180.47 | $193.99 | 7.0% |
| Phone | $184.98 | $192.25 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Oakley, MI | 282 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Middletown, MI | 839 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Ashley, MI | 505 | 79 | 20.5% |
| Chesaning, MI | 2,356 | 86 | 13.5% |
| Elsie, MI | 1,066 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Ovid, MI | 1,559 | 80 | 19.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fowler, MI | 1,559 | 90 | 10.0% |
| South Coatesville, PA | 1,559 | 104 | 3.8% |
| Saint David, NB | 1,559 | n/a | |
| Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory, BC | 1,559 | n/a | |
| Greenland, AR | 1,558 | 95 | 5.2% |
| Ovid, MI | 1,559 | 80 | 19.6% |
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