Index | Fair Plain | Michigan | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 88 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 84 | 93 | 100 |
Housing | 67 | 74 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 101 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,161 | $4,597 | $1,287 | $1,655 |
Renters | $20,536 | $1,711 | $479 | $616 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Michigan | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.25 | $24.26 | 20.6% |
Beauty Salon | $26.42 | $45.56 | 42.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
Shampoo | $1.14 | $1.28 | 11.0% |
Movie | $8.35 | $12.13 | 31.2% |
Bowling | $16.07 | $18.00 | 10.7% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.62 | $5.84 | 13.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.3% |
Milk | $4.65 | $4.67 | 0.4% |
Potatoes | $4.58 | $4.93 | 7.2% |
Pizza | $11.14 | $12.09 | 7.8% |
Beer | $9.06 | $10.41 | 12.9% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $74.50 | $125.68 | 40.7% |
Doctor | $121.31 | $135.78 | 10.7% |
Dentist | $112.00 | $113.29 | 1.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.34 | $10.65 | 2.9% |
Lipitor | $490.47 | $468.60 | 4.7% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $107,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 41.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,416.13 | $2,346.69 | 39.7% |
Apartment Rent | $823.00 | $949.00 | 13.3% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.34 | $3.46 | 3.4% |
Tire Balancing | $54.56 | $59.92 | 9.0% |
Item | Fair Plain | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $205.85 | $193.99 | 6.1% |
Phone | $184.44 | $192.25 | 4.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Benton Heights, MI | 4,151 | 77 | 22.6% |
Benton Harbor, MI | 9,806 | 78 | 21.7% |
Hartford, MI | 2,588 | 81 | 19.4% |
Watervliet, MI | 2,082 | 83 | 17.4% |
Coloma, MI | 1,315 | 86 | 14.1% |
Fair Plain, MI | 7,148 | 85 | 14.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Jackson, WI | 7,149 | 104 | 4.0% |
Watford City, ND | 7,146 | 112 | 12.4% |
Forest City, NC | 7,150 | 86 | 14.2% |
Flatwoods, KY | 7,143 | 87 | 13.3% |
Walled Lake, MI | 7,153 | 98 | 2.5% |
Fair Plain, MI | 7,148 | 85 | 14.6% |