According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Iron Mountain has an overall cost of living index of 80 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Michigan, Iron Mountain has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Michigan's index of 91.
The standard of living in Iron Mountain ranks as #211 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Michigan. By definition, that implies Iron Mountain ranks as the #6,207 most expensive place in the Wolverine State.
Living Expense | Iron Mountain | Michigan | National Average | |
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Overall | 80 | 91 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 90 | 100 | |
Health | 100 | 96 | 100 | |
Housing | 46 | 76 | 100 | |
Transportation | 87 | 101 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 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.
Statistic | Iron Mountain | Michigan | United States |
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Median Home Value | $96,100 | $162,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $643 | $892 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $48,086 | $59,234 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.0x | 2.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Iron Mountain | Michigan |
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Shampoo | $0.91 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.37 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $12.05 | $14.67 |
Item | Iron Mountain | Michigan |
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Ground Beef | $4.64 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.1 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.93 | $2.05 |
Item | Iron Mountain | Michigan |
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Haircut | $10.68 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $22.7 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.5 | $2.34 |
Item | Iron Mountain | Michigan |
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Potatoes | $2.89 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.01 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.19 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $74.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $176.5 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $81.33 | $99.13 |
Item | Iron Mountain | Michigan |
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Gasoline | $1.71 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.2 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $160.46 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.44 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Iron Mountain |
---|---|---|---|
Escanaba, MI | 12,180 | 80 | 1.0x |
Ishpeming, MI | 6,433 | 77 | 1.0x |