City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Taylor | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $984/mo | 74.2% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $132,300 | 453.4% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $59,352 | 29.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 108.1 | 98.1 | 10.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 133.1 | 102.4 | 30.0% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 104.3 | 100.9 | 3.4% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 104.1 | 101.5 | 2.5% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $76,941 in Taylor to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Taylor, MI is about 23.1% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 38% lower in Taylor than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $61,553 in Taylor to keep the same standard of living.