Cost Of Living in Walled Lake, MI

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2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

10%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Walled Lake	Michigan	National
Cost of living	98	89	100
Goods & Services	102	93	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	102	93	100
Housing	90	74	100
Transportation	100	97	100
Utilities	94	101	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Walled Lake is 9% higher than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Walled Lake is 2% lower than the national average
Walled Lake housing is 10% lower than the national average
Michigan general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Michigan state income tax is 64% 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	$71,750	$5,979	$1,674	$2,153
Renters	$41,750	$3,479	$974	$1,253

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Walled Lake is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Walled Lake has a median income of about $71,750 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,674 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $41,750. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $974 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.80	$24.26	30.8%
Beauty Salon	$24.78	$45.56	45.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.28	11.8%
Movie	$12.99	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$12.33	$18.00	31.5%

Groceries

Item	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$4.80	$4.93	2.8%
Pizza	$8.99	$12.09	25.6%
Beer	$9.04	$10.41	13.2%

Health Care

Item	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.00	$125.68	32.4%
Doctor	$103.33	$135.78	23.9%
Dentist	$91.00	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$10.65	4.1%
Lipitor	$490.11	$468.60	4.6%

Housing

Item	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,100.00	$184,700.00	18.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,709.07	$2,346.69	27.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,057.00	$949.00	11.4%

Transportation

Item	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.1%
Tire Balancing	$56.00	$59.92	6.5%

Utilities

Item	Walled Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$219.20	$193.99	13.0%
Phone	$184.44	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Pontiac, MI	59,714	86	13.5%
Garden City, MI	26,565	93	6.8%
Dearborn Heights, MI	55,630	94	5.7%
Oak Park, MI	29,446	96	4.2%
Southfield, MI	72,966	100	0.2%
Walled Lake, MI	7,153	98	2.5%

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