Stanton, Michigan Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 54%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Stanton	Michigan	National
Cost of living	82	89	100
Goods & Services	99	94	100
Groceries	91	91	100
Health care	96	95	100
Housing	46	74	100
Transportation	104	102	100
Utilities	102	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Stanton is 7% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Stanton is 18% lower than the national average
Stanton housing is 54% 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)
Owners	$45,000	$3,750	$1,050	$1,350
Renters	$17,589	$1,466	$410	$528

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	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$20.27	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$31.89	$40.39	21.1%
Toothpaste	$2.45	$2.36	4.0%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.08	16.7%
Movie	$11.41	$10.99	3.9%
Bowling	$17.66	$15.49	14.0%

Groceries

Item	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.21	$4.30	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.16	$1.40	17.1%
Milk	$1.72	$2.20	22.1%
Potatoes	$2.42	$3.22	24.8%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.74	7.0%
Beer	$8.32	$9.60	13.3%

Health Care

Item	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.89	$109.73	3.5%
Doctor	$97.83	$118.34	17.3%
Dentist	$99.05	$100.94	1.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.27	$9.93	6.7%
Lipitor	$522.83	$469.53	11.4%

Housing

Item	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,900.00	$184,700.00	60.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,071.44	$1,229.62	12.9%
Apartment Rent	$555.00	$949.00	41.5%

Transportation

Item	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.79	$2.71	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.56	$51.86	7.1%

Utilities

Item	Stanton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.04	$170.84	4.2%
Phone	$184.55	$187.18	1.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McBride, MI	161	81	18.7%
Lakeview, MI	1,025	82	17.9%
Edmore, MI	1,329	83	17.4%
Belding, MI	5,766	83	16.7%
Carson City, MI	1,165	84	16.0%
Stanton, MI	1,337	82	17.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Robins AFB, GA	1,337	109	8.8%
State Center, IA	1,337	85	15.4%
Cambria, IL	1,337	79	21.0%
Sweetser, IN	1,337	82	18.3%
Taylorsville, KY	1,337	92	8.0%
Stanton, MI	1,337	82	17.5%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.