Cost Of Living in Corktown, 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	Corktown	Detroit	Michigan
Cost of living	111	84	89
Goods & Services	102	102	93
Groceries	103	103	99
Health care	102	102	93
Housing	136	47	74
Transportation	100	100	97
Utilities	94	94	101

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Corktown is 25% higher than the Detroit average
The cost of living in Corktown is 11% higher than the national average
Corktown housing is 36% higher 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)
Household	$50,284	$4,190	$1,173	$1,509

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	Detroit	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	Detroit	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	Detroit	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	Detroit	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$52,700.00	$184,700.00	71.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,709.07	$2,346.69	27.2%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Detroit	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.
River Rouge, MI	7,465	80	19.9%
Highland Park, MI	10,818	82	18.3%
Ecorse, MI	9,456	83	16.8%
Inkster, MI	24,398	85	15.1%
Hamtramck, MI	21,704	86	14.3%
Detroit, MI	672,351	84	15.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nashville, TN	667,070	108	8.4%
El Paso, TX	679,879	89	10.6%
Boston, MA	689,326	166	65.5%
Memphis, TN	650,910	86	13.9%
Portland, OR	650,380	138	38.5%
Detroit, MI	672,351	84	15.5%

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

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