Cost Of Living in Fruitport, 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	Fruitport	Michigan	National
Cost of living	89	89	100
Goods & Services	90	93	100
Groceries	95	99	100
Health care	94	93	100
Housing	78	74	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	102	101	100

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The cost of living in Fruitport is equal to the Michigan average
The cost of living in Fruitport is 11% lower than the national average
Fruitport housing is 22% 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	$71,250	$5,938	$1,662	$2,138
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.53	$24.26	1.1%
Beauty Salon	$56.27	$45.56	23.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.8%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.1%
Movie	$11.22	$12.13	7.5%
Bowling	$22.17	$18.00	23.1%

Groceries

Item	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.51	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.57	7.7%
Milk	$4.84	$4.67	3.6%
Potatoes	$4.77	$4.93	3.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.38	$10.41	9.9%

Health Care

Item	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.40	$125.68	27.3%
Doctor	$139.14	$135.78	2.5%
Dentist	$120.35	$113.29	6.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$504.80	$468.60	7.7%

Housing

Item	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$142,200.00	$184,700.00	23.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,520.64	$2,346.69	7.4%
Apartment Rent	$768.00	$949.00	19.1%

Transportation

Item	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$60.57	$59.92	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Fruitport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.47	$193.99	7.0%
Phone	$184.98	$192.25	3.8%

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.
Muskegon Heights, MI	10,735	77	22.9%
Muskegon, MI	37,317	81	18.7%
Ravenna, MI	1,405	85	14.6%
Roosevelt Park, MI	3,792	88	12.5%
Ferrysburg, MI	3,025	90	9.8%
Fruitport, MI	1,222	89	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mazon, IL	1,222	99	1.3%
Wamac, IL	1,222	76	24.1%
Verona, KY	1,222	111	11.4%
Blue Mountain, MS	1,222	73	26.8%
Pamplico, SC	1,222	93	7.2%
Fruitport, MI	1,222	89	11.0%

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 Fruitport, MI