Index | Forreston | Illinois | National |
Cost of living index | 83 | 99 | 100 |
Index | Forreston | Illinois | National |
Goods & Services index | 95 | 101 | 100 |
Groceries index | 93 | 97 | 100 |
Health care index | 110 | 101 | 100 |
Housing index | 56 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation index | 105 | 105 | 100 |
Utilities index | 80 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $46,339 | $3,862 | $1,081 | $1,390 |
Renters | $31,667 | $2,639 | $739 | $950 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 3.75% | 3.75% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $14.57 | $16.09 | 9.4% |
Beauty Salon | $30.09 | $37.33 | 19.4% |
Toothpaste | $1.87 | $2.45 | 23.7% |
Shampoo | $0.95 | $1.00 | 5.4% |
Movie | $10.86 | $10.28 | 5.6% |
Bowling | $4.00 | $4.93 | 18.9% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.29 | $3.80 | 13.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.40 | 6.0% |
Milk | $2.08 | $2.01 | 3.8% |
Potatoes | $2.98 | $3.01 | 1.0% |
Pizza | $9.00 | $9.89 | 9.0% |
Beer | $7.97 | $8.90 | 10.5% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $74.35 | $102.16 | 27.2% |
Doctor | $138.85 | $108.36 | 28.1% |
Dentist | $98.89 | $92.53 | 6.9% |
Ibuprofen | $9.81 | $9.28 | 5.8% |
Lipitor | $435.08 | $425.82 | 2.2% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $93,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 49.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $860.21 | $1,202.44 | 28.5% |
Apartment Rent | $652.00 | $949.00 | 31.3% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.27 | $2.24 | 1.2% |
Tire Balancing | $52.96 | $46.29 | 14.4% |
Item | Forreston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $130.30 | $165.96 | 21.5% |
Phone | $23.50 | $28.68 | 18.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ridott, IL | 173 | 80 | -20% |
Lanark, IL | 1,542 | 80 | -20% |
Freeport, IL | 24,784 | 81 | -19% |
Leaf River, IL | 637 | 81 | -19% |
Shannon, IL | 646 | 81 | -19% |
Forreston, IL | 1,771 | 83 | -17% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bonneauville, PA | 1,771 | 99 | -1% |
Monterey Park, NM | 1,771 | 74 | -26% |
Montour Falls, NY | 1,771 | 85 | -15% |
Zeigler, IL | 1,771 | 80 | -20% |
Kingstown, MD | 1,771 | 109 | 9% |
Forreston, IL | 1,771 | 83 | -17% |