Cost Of Living In Dalton City, IL

Dalton City 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	Dalton City	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	81	98	100
Index	Dalton City	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	95	97	100
Groceries index	92	97	100
Health care index	90	100	100
Housing index	52	99	100
Transportation index	94	104	100
Utilities index	93	95	100

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The cost of living in Dalton City is 17% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Dalton City is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dalton City is 48% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% higher 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	$57,188	$4,766	$1,334	$1,716
Renters	$41,250	$3,438	$962	$1,238

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	9.75%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.01	$15.56	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$30.75	$36.11	14.8%
Toothpaste	$2.04	$2.47	17.5%
Shampoo	$0.79	$0.96	17.8%
Movie	$9.65	$10.13	4.7%
Bowling	$4.21	$4.74	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.98	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.41	16.6%
Milk	$1.75	$2.06	15.4%
Potatoes	$2.77	$2.98	7.2%
Pizza	$9.49	$9.47	0.2%
Beer	$8.57	$8.79	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$68.47	$101.04	32.2%
Doctor	$101.17	$107.44	5.8%
Dentist	$74.04	$90.42	18.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.59	$9.28	7.4%
Lipitor	$440.10	$426.50	3.2%

Housing

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$91,700.00	$175,700.00	47.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$946.05	$1,133.23	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$480.00	$920.00	47.8%

Transportation

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.99	$1.99	0.0%
Tire Balancing	$36.14	$45.76	21.0%

Utilities

Item	Dalton City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.34	$163.81	3.9%
Phone	$25.55	$28.39	10.0%

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.
LaPlace, IL	146	75	-25%
Assumption, IL	1,266	78	-22%
Boody, IL	249	79	-21%
Findlay, IL	777	79	-21%
Hammond, IL	418	80	-20%
Dalton City, IL	504	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arnett, OK	504	78	-22%
Damiansville, IL	504	95	-5%
McCune, KS	504	75	-25%
Van Buren, OH	504	92	-8%
Mesquite Creek, AZ	504	93	-7%
Dalton City, IL	504	81	-19%

Source: The Dalton City, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Dalton City, IL Cost of Living