| Index | Suttons Bay | Michigan | National | 
| Cost of living | 113 | 89 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 95 | 93 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 | 
| Health care | 95 | 93 | 100 | 
| Housing | 152 | 74 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 99 | 97 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 98 | 101 | 100 | 

				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $102,917 | $8,576 | $2,401 | $3,088 | 
| Renters | $25,714 | $2,143 | $600 | $771 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Michigan | 6% | 6% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $20.11 | $24.26 | 17.1% | 
| Beauty Salon | $30.55 | $45.56 | 32.9% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.73 | $3.70 | 0.7% | 
| Shampoo | $1.29 | $1.28 | 1.0% | 
| Movie | $14.24 | $12.13 | 17.4% | 
| Bowling | $17.83 | $18.00 | 0.9% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.10 | $5.84 | 4.4% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.5% | 
| Milk | $4.73 | $4.67 | 1.3% | 
| Potatoes | $4.35 | $4.93 | 11.9% | 
| Pizza | $10.54 | $12.09 | 12.8% | 
| Beer | $8.87 | $10.41 | 14.8% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $78.75 | $125.68 | 37.3% | 
| Doctor | $157.90 | $135.78 | 16.3% | 
| Dentist | $104.06 | $113.29 | 8.1% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.58 | $10.65 | 0.7% | 
| Lipitor | $357.09 | $468.60 | 23.8% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $331,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 79.6% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,027.96 | $2,346.69 | 13.6% | 
| Apartment Rent | $828.00 | $949.00 | 12.8% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.32 | $3.46 | 4.2% | 
| Tire Balancing | $63.04 | $59.92 | 5.2% | 
| Item | Suttons Bay | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $191.22 | $193.99 | 1.4% | 
| Phone | $185.40 | $192.25 | 3.6% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Cedar, MI | 95 | 86 | 13.8% | 
| Northport, MI | 452 | 100 | 0.4% | 
| Lake Leelanau, MI | 203 | 102 | 2.1% | 
| Elk Rapids, MI | 1,531 | 104 | 4.3% | 
| Maple City, MI | 86 | 105 | 4.8% | 
| Suttons Bay, MI | 696 | 113 | 13.2% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Aguanga, CA | 696 | 114 | 14.0% | 
| Mora, NM | 696 | 98 | 2.1% | 
| Goodwill, SD | 696 | 83 | 16.7% | 
| Puryear, TN | 696 | 78 | 21.9% | 
| Dahlgren Center, VA | 696 | 132 | 31.9% | 
| Suttons Bay, MI | 696 | 113 | 13.2% |