Cost Of Living in Reading, 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	Reading	Michigan	National
Cost of living	79	89	100
Goods & Services	90	93	100
Groceries	95	99	100
Health care	94	93	100
Housing	46	74	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	102	101	100

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The cost of living in Reading is 11% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Reading is 21% lower than the national average
Reading housing is 54% 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	$60,278	$5,023	$1,406	$1,809
Renters	$40,114	$3,343	$936	$1,204

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	Reading	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	Reading	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	Reading	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	Reading	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,300.00	$184,700.00	63.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,520.64	$2,346.69	7.4%
Apartment Rent	$639.00	$949.00	32.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

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

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tilden, IL	961	79	21.0%
Funkstown, MD	961	100	0.1%
Sheffield, PA	961	86	13.7%
Browns Point, WA	961	165	64.8%
Cashton, WI	961	83	17.4%
Reading, MI	961	79	20.7%

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 Reading, MI