[begorra]

Could someone give me an idea of the cost of living around the Plymouth, Canton, Northville area of MI, 2/3 bed appartment/condo 2adult/2child
In terms of what you could expect to pay for rent, food, property tax, heating, car, home & health Insurance and level of federal tax.
I've been told that for the same UK salary in US you are 20% better off simply because of the lower tax in US?
Is this true
(Is it really -10F (-18C) around Detroit at the moment)
thanks

[michiganmoon]

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxcli...78?from=search

That website will show you the monthly averages for highs and lows in Plymouth Michigan.

As far as Apartment costs, try rent.net or apartments.com

[michiganmoon]

P.S. Plymouth is currently 10 degrees F. (-4 with windchill) - keep in mind there are very few days this cold in a year.

[begorra]

Anyone any idea on rough cost of living info ?

brrrrrrh, 10F = -12 C, -4F = -20 C
In the UK we are used to degrees C
Very mild for jan (record since 1910) circa 10C (50F)
typicaly should be around -2 to +4C (28 to 40F)
last few days been around -2C with some snow up north
So anything sub -5C (23F) is very very cold for UK person
Sounds fantastic as I love cold - as long as snow/dry sunny weather.
Rain and drizzle and no sunshine is depressing.

[asearchforreason]

Originally Posted by begorra

Anyone any idea on rough cost of living info ?

brrrrrrh, 10F = -12 C, -4F = -20 C
In the UK we are used to degrees C
Very mild for jan (record since 1910) circa 10C (50F)
typicaly should be around -2 to +4C (28 to 40F)
last few days been around -2C with some snow up north
So anything sub -5C (23F) is very very cold for UK person
Sounds fantastic as I love cold - as long as snow/dry sunny weather.
Rain and drizzle and no sunshine is depressing.

You won't get much sun in the winter in Michigan. It is overcast pretty much every day.

[whowho]

It depends on were you want to live but I can give you a rundown of the places that are most costly these days:
Taxes are throught the roof in Northville,Novi,City of Brighton,Milford,Royal Oak,South Lyon. Alot of people are moving further out to avoid high taxes like: Howell,Hartland,Highland,Hamburg..ect.

Our sales tax is standard 6%, there are no jobs, so good luck,housing prices are still steep, and if you do buy a house put a low offer in becuase by the time you buy it it will have devalued even more..so watch that. Homes that are worth half a million are now worth under 300k...and they are still trying to sell them for 500k.

The only thing that you need to watch for is city taxes and housing costs. The housing costs are like any city more when there are better schools,safe community ect.
hope this helps?

[begorra]

thanks for the info
I am considering a job offer around the around the ann arbor, northville, plymouth area.
I been advised to stay north of 8 mile road, and I like the rural life but most consider schools (teenage children)
I would not consider buying yet, as I need to get a feel for the work & place, and from experience in Europe this can take up to a year.

[M TYPE X]

It depends where the job is. I think Howell is out there in the boonies. Brighton/Howell, however, is a straight shot commute to either Detroit or Ann Arbor.
Of course, I'm saying that when the M-10 Lodge Freeway and US-23 have roadwork... >;p

The Plymouth-Northville area is really nice. I prefer it over Novi or Canton (my uncle/aunt live in the latter).

My family still lives in the northern suburbs; they say that the western suburbs have been always been expensive.
But that's the reason why: easier access to Ann Arbor, Lansing, etc
In the north burbs, you're kinda isolated; Macomb County is worse in that regard.