Cost Of Living In Elizabeth, IN

Elizabeth 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	Elizabeth	Indiana	National
Cost of living index	79	87	100
Index	Elizabeth	Indiana	National
Goods & Services index	96	94	100
Groceries index	85	94	100
Health care index	89	95	100
Housing index	45	73	100
Transportation index	98	92	100
Utilities index	90	90	100

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The cost of living in Elizabeth is 10% lower than the Indiana average.
The cost of living in Elizabeth is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Elizabeth is 55% lower than the national average.
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
Indiana state income tax is 48% 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	$47,083	$3,924	$1,099	$1,413
Renters	$33,750	$2,813	$787	$1,013

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.3%	3.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.10	$15.56	15.8%
Beauty Salon	$36.00	$36.11	0.3%
Toothpaste	$2.20	$2.47	10.9%
Shampoo	$0.93	$0.96	3.6%
Movie	$9.25	$10.13	8.7%
Bowling	$4.13	$4.74	12.7%

Groceries

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.12	$3.98	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.41	6.9%
Milk	$2.20	$2.06	6.4%
Potatoes	$2.76	$2.98	7.4%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.47	5.6%
Beer	$8.74	$8.79	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$84.23	$101.04	16.6%
Doctor	$90.58	$107.44	15.7%
Dentist	$89.57	$90.42	0.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.72	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$327.64	$426.50	23.2%

Housing

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,800.00	$175,700.00	52.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$846.28	$1,133.23	25.3%
Apartment Rent	$363.00	$920.00	60.5%

Transportation

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.94	$1.99	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.87	$45.76	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.25	$163.81	21.7%
Phone	$30.22	$28.39	6.5%

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.
Ekron, KY	128	78	-22%
Laconia, IN	74	79	-21%
Crandall, IN	137	79	-21%
Mauckport, IN	54	79	-21%
Muldraugh, KY	1,173	80	-20%
Elizabeth, IN	192	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manter, KS	192	79	-21%
Penelope, TX	192	75	-25%
Boykin, GA	192	73	-27%
Rodriguez Camp, CA	192	93	-7%
Leighton, IA	192	81	-19%
Elizabeth, IN	192	79	-21%

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

Elizabeth, IN Cost of Living