National Study: Leelanau County Tops the Nation in Food Costs
By Art Bukowski | April 26, 2024
Leelanau County is the most expensive county in the country for food costs, according to a recent national study that’s making the rounds on social media and internet forums.
The Economic Policy Institute, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit think tank, produces a Family Budget Calculator each year. EPI says the calculator “measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living.” Costs tied to housing, food, childcare, heath care and more are drawn from diverse data sets and incorporated into the calculator.
This year’s calculator indicates that Leelanau County has the highest food cost of the more than 3,000 counties in the country. The ...
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