Index | Wolverine | Michigan | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Housing | 61 | 74 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 98 | 101 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $28,750 | $2,396 | $671 | $863 |
Renters | $18,958 | $1,580 | $442 | $569 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Michigan | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Michigan | 4.25% | 4.25% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.11 | $24.26 | 17.1% |
Beauty Salon | $30.55 | $45.56 | 32.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.73 | $3.70 | 0.7% |
Shampoo | $1.29 | $1.28 | 1.0% |
Movie | $14.24 | $12.13 | 17.4% |
Bowling | $17.83 | $18.00 | 0.9% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.10 | $5.84 | 4.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.5% |
Milk | $4.73 | $4.67 | 1.3% |
Potatoes | $4.35 | $4.93 | 11.9% |
Pizza | $10.54 | $12.09 | 12.8% |
Beer | $8.87 | $10.41 | 14.8% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $78.75 | $125.68 | 37.3% |
Doctor | $157.90 | $135.78 | 16.3% |
Dentist | $104.06 | $113.29 | 8.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.58 | $10.65 | 0.7% |
Lipitor | $357.09 | $468.60 | 23.8% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $108,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 41.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,027.96 | $2,346.69 | 13.6% |
Apartment Rent | $621.00 | $949.00 | 34.6% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.32 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
Tire Balancing | $63.04 | $59.92 | 5.2% |
Item | Wolverine | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $191.22 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
Phone | $185.40 | $192.25 | 3.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ponshewaing, MI | 31 | 97 | 3.4% |
Oden, MI | 463 | 82 | 17.9% |
Vanderbilt, MI | 493 | 84 | 15.6% |
Alanson, MI | 962 | 86 | 13.9% |
Boyne Falls, MI | 343 | 88 | 12.4% |
Wolverine, MI | 226 | 86 | 14.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fredonia, AL | 226 | 110 | 10.3% |
Keo, AR | 226 | 89 | 10.6% |
Lynn, AR | 226 | 78 | 21.6% |
Sierra Village, CA | 226 | 111 | 11.2% |
Volga, IA | 226 | 82 | 18.4% |
Wolverine, MI | 226 | 86 | 14.1% |