Highland Square, Akron, OH Cost Of Living

Highland Square cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Highland Square	Akron	Ohio
Cost of living index	83	81	91
Index	Highland Square	Akron	Ohio
Goods & Services index	84	84	99
Groceries index	102	102	99
Health care index	84	84	95
Housing index	59	52	73
Transportation index	109	109	101
Utilities index	97	97	93

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The cost of living in Highland Square is 9% lower than the Akron average.
The cost of living in Highland Square is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Highland Square is 41% lower than the national average.
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average.
Ohio state income tax is 78% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$43,705	$3,642	$1,020	$1,311

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	0.5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.59	$16.09	9.3%
Beauty Salon	$32.54	$37.33	12.8%
Toothpaste	$3.00	$2.45	22.6%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.00	4.4%
Movie	$10.53	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$3.45	$4.93	30.1%

Groceries

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.37	$3.80	11.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.95	$1.40	39.9%
Milk	$1.89	$2.01	5.8%
Potatoes	$3.54	$3.01	17.7%
Pizza	$8.96	$9.89	9.3%
Beer	$8.34	$8.90	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.20	$102.16	31.3%
Doctor	$79.75	$108.36	26.4%
Dentist	$72.51	$92.53	21.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.36	$9.28	0.9%
Lipitor	$452.74	$425.82	6.3%

Housing

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,000.00	$184,700.00	56.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,369.31	$1,202.44	13.9%
Apartment Rent	$693.00	$949.00	27.0%

Transportation

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.24	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$59.71	$46.29	29.0%

Utilities

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.97	$165.96	8.4%
Phone	$29.92	$28.68	4.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sawyerwood, OH	1,316	79	-21%
Barberton, OH	26,266	81	-19%
Twinsburg Heights, OH	1,009	83	-17%
Rittman, OH	6,528	84	-16%
Lakemore, OH	3,064	85	-15%
Akron, OH	198,508	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shreveport, LA	198,571	88	-12%
Huntington Beach, CA	198,724	169	69%
Glendale, CA	197,895	164	64%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	95	-5%
Amarillo, TX	197,570	85	-15%
Akron, OH	198,508	81	-19%

Source: The Highland Square, Akron, OH cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Highland Square, Akron, OH Cost of Living