According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Inkster has an overall cost of living index of 83 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Michigan, Inkster has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Michigan's index of 91.
The standard of living in Inkster ranks as #491 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Michigan. By definition, that implies Inkster ranks as the #5,927 most expensive place in the Wolverine State.
Living Expense | Inkster | Michigan | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 83 | 91 | 100 | |
Services | 109 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 90 | 100 | |
Health | 95 | 96 | 100 | |
Housing | 42 | 76 | 100 | |
Transportation | 106 | 101 | 100 | |
Utilities | 95 | 103 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Michigan, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Inkster |
---|---|---|---|
Dearborn, MI | 94,328 | 96 | 1.2x |
Livonia, MI | 93,970 | 102 | 1.2x |
Westland, MI | 81,713 | 92 | 1.1x |
Taylor, MI | 61,164 | 88 | 1.1x |
Novi, MI | 60,439 | 113 | 1.4x |
Royal Oak, MI | 59,256 | 101 | 1.2x |
Dearborn Heights, MI | 55,630 | 91 | 1.1x |
Allen Park, MI | 27,089 | 91 | 1.1x |
Romulus, MI | 23,544 | 91 | 1.1x |
Birmingham, MI | 21,272 | 134 | 1.6x |