Cost Of Living in Camden, 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	Camden	Michigan	National
Cost of living	84	89	100
Goods & Services	96	93	100
Groceries	101	99	100
Health care	96	93	100
Housing	51	74	100
Transportation	98	97	100
Utilities	102	101	100

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The cost of living in Camden is 6% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Camden is 16% lower than the national average
Camden housing is 49% 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	$78,438	$6,537	$1,830	$2,353
Renters	$25,000	$2,083	$583	$750

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	Camden	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.22	$24.26	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$33.78	$45.56	25.9%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.75	$12.13	5.1%
Bowling	$16.72	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Camden	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.57	4.1%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Camden	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.30	$125.68	17.0%
Doctor	$119.61	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$110.00	$113.29	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$528.19	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	Camden	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,200.00	$184,700.00	59.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,635.69	$2,346.69	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$725.00	$949.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Camden	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$59.65	$59.92	0.5%

Utilities

Item	Camden	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.87	$193.99	2.0%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Nettle Lake, OH	301	75	25.2%
Reading, MI	961	79	20.7%
Allen, MI	277	80	20.3%
Quincy, MI	1,422	81	19.2%
Montgomery, MI	359	84	15.9%
Camden, MI	692	84	16.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arivaca, AZ	692	85	14.9%
Aroma Park, IL	692	88	12.2%
Union, LA	692	91	8.6%
Stewartsville, MO	692	83	17.5%
West Winfield, NY	692	94	5.9%
Camden, MI	692	84	16.2%

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 Camden, MI