Cost Of Living in Almont, MI

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	Almont	Michigan	National
Cost of living	97	89	100
Goods & Services	102	93	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	102	93	100
Housing	88	74	100
Transportation	100	97	100
Utilities	94	101	100

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The cost of living in Almont is 9% higher than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Almont is 3% lower than the national average
Almont housing is 12% 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	$67,539	$5,628	$1,576	$2,026
Renters	$35,056	$2,921	$818	$1,052

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	Almont	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	Almont	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	Almont	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	Almont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$170,900.00	$184,700.00	7.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,709.07	$2,346.69	27.2%
Apartment Rent	$741.00	$949.00	21.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Almont	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.
Yale, MI	2,216	86	13.7%
Capac, MI	1,858	87	13.1%
Imlay City, MI	3,585	88	11.7%
Emmett, MI	256	90	9.8%
Lapeer, MI	8,626	91	8.7%
Almont, MI	2,802	97	3.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Island Walk, FL	2,802	147	47.3%
Magnolia, TX	2,802	100	0.3%
Pine Mountain Lake, CA	2,801	121	20.5%
Bloomingdale, GA	2,801	93	6.7%
Montague, MI	2,801	92	8.3%
Almont, MI	2,802	97	3.1%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Almont, MI