Collins, OH Cost Of Living

Collins 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	Collins	Ohio	National
Cost of living index	90	91	100
Index	Collins	Ohio	National
Goods & Services index	88	99	100
Groceries index	99	99	100
Health care index	85	95	100
Housing index	83	73	100
Transportation index	95	101	100
Utilities index	98	93	100

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The cost of living in Collins is 1% lower than the Ohio average.
The cost of living in Collins is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Collins is 17% 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)
Owners	$70,921	$5,910	$1,655	$2,128
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Collins	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.00	$16.09	19.2%
Beauty Salon	$26.62	$37.33	28.7%
Toothpaste	$2.41	$2.45	1.4%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.00	3.1%
Movie	$8.84	$10.28	14.0%
Bowling	$4.25	$4.93	13.8%

Groceries

Item	Collins	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.65	$3.80	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.71	$1.40	22.7%
Milk	$1.96	$2.01	2.2%
Potatoes	$2.34	$3.01	22.2%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$8.24	$8.90	7.4%

Health Care

Item	Collins	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.64	$102.16	11.3%
Doctor	$85.00	$108.36	21.6%
Dentist	$69.25	$92.53	25.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.85	$9.28	4.6%
Lipitor	$454.34	$425.82	6.7%

Housing

Item	Collins	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$153,900.00	$184,700.00	16.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$719.54	$1,202.44	40.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Collins	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.31	$2.24	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$37.13	$46.29	19.8%

Utilities

Item	Collins	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.54	$165.96	1.5%
Phone	$27.99	$28.68	2.4%

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.
Beulah Beach, OH	58	92	-8%
Willard, OH	6,105	80	-20%
Sandusky, OH	25,338	80	-20%
North Fairfield, OH	556	80	-20%
New London, OH	2,614	80	-20%
Collins, OH	407	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ila, GA	407	88	-12%
Elkhart, IL	407	87	-13%
Fayetteville, IL	407	86	-14%
Birdseye, IN	407	80	-20%
Beverly Beach, FL	407	91	-9%
Collins, OH	407	90	-10%

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

Collins, OH Cost of Living