Cost Of Living In Highland Square, Akron, OH

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	86	84	91
Index	Highland Square	Akron	Ohio
Goods & Services index	88	88	99
Groceries index	118	118	101
Health care index	88	88	95
Housing index	61	55	75
Transportation index	102	102	101
Utilities index	96	96	91

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The cost of living in Highland Square is 6% lower than the Akron average.
The cost of living in Highland Square is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Highland Square is 39% lower than the national average.
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average.
Ohio state income tax is 76% 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	$35,615	$2,968	$831	$1,069

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	0.528%	5.333%

Goods & Services

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.27	$15.56	8.3%
Beauty Salon	$32.93	$36.11	8.8%
Toothpaste	$2.86	$2.47	15.8%
Shampoo	$1.05	$0.96	8.8%
Movie	$10.60	$10.13	4.7%
Bowling	$3.51	$4.74	25.8%

Groceries

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.89	$3.98	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.94	$1.41	38.1%
Milk	$2.80	$2.06	35.7%
Potatoes	$3.99	$2.98	33.8%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$7.99	$8.79	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.82	$101.04	27.9%
Doctor	$83.27	$107.44	22.5%
Dentist	$73.07	$90.42	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.27	$9.28	21.5%
Lipitor	$442.27	$426.50	3.7%

Housing

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,600.00	$175,700.00	53.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,414.65	$1,133.23	24.8%
Apartment Rent	$682.00	$920.00	25.9%

Transportation

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.12	$1.99	6.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.96	$45.76	6.1%

Utilities

Item	Akron	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.80	$163.81	9.8%
Phone	$29.99	$28.39	5.6%

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	1,215	82	-18%
Twinsburg Heights, OH	939	84	-16%
Barberton, OH	26,375	84	-16%
Rittman, OH	6,457	86	-14%
Brady Lake, OH	405	89	-11%
Akron, OH	198,492	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Yonkers, NY	198,654	136	36%
Columbus, GA	198,247	91	-9%
Moreno Valley, CA	198,872	113	13%
Aurora, IL	199,878	100	0%
Augusta, GA	196,551	87	-13%
Akron, OH	198,492	84	-16%

Source: The Highland Square, Akron, OH cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Highland Square, Akron, OH Cost of Living