Cost Of Living in Cassopolis, 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	Cassopolis	Michigan	National
Cost of living	78	89	100
Goods & Services	86	93	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	87	93	100
Housing	45	74	100
Transportation	90	97	100
Utilities	101	101	100

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The cost of living in Cassopolis is 13% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Cassopolis is 22% lower than the national average
Cassopolis housing is 55% 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	$44,875	$3,740	$1,047	$1,346
Renters	$27,426	$2,286	$640	$823

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	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.78	$24.26	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$52.07	$45.56	14.3%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.6%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$10.44	$18.00	42.0%

Groceries

Item	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.57	3.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.4%
Pizza	$11.04	$12.09	8.7%
Beer	$9.65	$10.41	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.22	$125.68	5.2%
Doctor	$117.36	$135.78	13.6%
Dentist	$99.95	$113.29	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.40	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$356.34	$468.60	24.0%

Housing

Item	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$69,300.00	$184,700.00	62.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,868.87	$2,346.69	20.4%
Apartment Rent	$602.00	$949.00	36.6%

Transportation

Item	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$42.17	$59.92	29.6%

Utilities

Item	Cassopolis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.24	$193.99	2.7%
Phone	$190.02	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Vandalia, MI	387	77	23.0%
Dowagiac, MI	5,695	80	20.4%
Niles, MI	11,168	80	19.7%
Decatur, MI	1,935	83	17.4%
Marcellus, MI	1,140	83	17.2%
Cassopolis, MI	1,684	78	22.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rouse, CA	1,684	106	5.9%
Knollwood, IL	1,684	126	25.6%
Princeville, IL	1,684	89	11.3%
East Helena, MT	1,684	96	4.1%
Sturgeon Lake 154, AB	1,684	n/a
Cassopolis, MI	1,684	78	22.4%

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 Cassopolis, MI