{"id":754,"date":"2019-03-07T07:07:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T07:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-54-149-183-232.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/investup\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:05:31","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/index.php\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of living"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"754\" class=\"elementor elementor-754\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6906b3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6906b3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e48e13\" data-id=\"7e48e13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc2415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbc2415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/header_ip_curv.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-328\" alt=\"single banner\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccece59 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccece59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d3e177\" data-id=\"2d3e177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f785c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05f785c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_mobile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_mobile.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_mobile-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976253c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976253c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec3088b\" data-id=\"ec3088b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd87c50 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"fd87c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; 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The Upper Peninsula combines outstanding business opportunity with the best of small town living. Walkable neighborhoods and traditional downtowns. Friendly neighbors, unlocked doors and low crime rates. Toss in the region\u2019s top-ranked schools, a lower cost of living, and more than 16,000 square miles of natural recreation space, and you\u2019ve got a lifestyle that gives you room to breathe and innovate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f24f76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f24f76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-906d34c\" data-id=\"906d34c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48d8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c48d8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People who live in the Upper Peninsula have access to everything great<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8e7a68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8e7a68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76fe7cf\" data-id=\"76fe7cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e050741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e050741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>3 national parks<\/li><li>1,700 miles of rugged shoreline<\/li><li>More than 200 waterfalls<\/li><li>10 ski hills<\/li><li>3 great lakes<\/li><li>Thousands of miles for hikers, bikers, cross-country skiers and snowmobilers<\/li><li>Brightest northern lights in the continental United States<\/li><li>3rd\u00a0snowiest region in America (according to Weather Channel)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb14f6\" data-id=\"0bb14f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f411422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f411422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-799\" alt=\"4 National parks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_05.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_05-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfcddaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfcddaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb44990\" data-id=\"bb44990\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6b2298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>3 SmartZones, 4 business incubators and 4 co-working spaces<\/li><li>6 commercial airports<\/li><li>4 universities and 5 community colleges<\/li><li>Midwest&#8217;s top-rank public schools<\/li><li>America&#8217;s safest communities \u2013 very low crime rates<\/li><li>2 national healthcare systems<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99393d2\" data-id=\"99393d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8f6c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d8f6c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-800\" alt=\"3 Smart Zones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_09.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.investupmi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/InvestUP_COST_OF_LIVING_4_09-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd12433 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd12433\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3897365\" data-id=\"3897365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feea003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feea003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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