Salaries are meaningless without knowing the geographical location. Some years ago, a headhunter told me he could double my present salary with a job opening he had in the area of San Jose, California. I told him he’d have to triple it if I was going to keep the same standard of living after taxes.
You can live comfortably in Isabella County on $41,000.
A couple making $82,000 would be doing very well indeed.
The area is relatively safe and the schools regularly out-perform those in high-cost areas.