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Cost of living in Vandercook Lake, Michigan

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,141 a month.

Vandercook Lake is a Census community, not a separate city government in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,262 a year.

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People
4,375
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,141
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$59,262
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$136,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,201
Jackson, MI MSA

Vandercook Lake, Michigan has about 4,375 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $136,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jackson County is $1,201 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Vandercook Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Jackson, MI metro area, prices sit at 91.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Vandercook Lake's exact store tax.

Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Vandercook Lake bill.

In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Vandercook Lake's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.

Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 102 have higher typical rent than Vandercook Lake.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Michigan

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.