COMMENT BY
Anne-Marie from Ida, MI
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Ida, MI
COMMENT
Reasonable Living Costs
This is more of a farming community than one would gather from the statistics shown on this site. The cost of living tends to be fairly low here. In the summer, you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables from the nearby farmers, or you can go to one of the many greenhouses to purchase plants for your garden.
Temperance and Monroe have the larger grocery stores. Because they are a few miles out, we tend to wait until we need more than just a few items in order to save on gasoline. There is a small grocery store in town.
For the health care professional or retiree, this is the perfect community. There are many hospitals in Toledo, which is about a thirty minute drive.
Due to the slow down of the auto industry, the price of housing is lower than one would expect. One could get into a 2000+ square foot home on five acres for the low 200's. Since it is a buyer's market, bid low and live well!