Cost Of Living In Forreston, IL

Forreston 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	Forreston	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	84	98	100
Index	Forreston	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	95	97	100
Groceries index	91	97	100
Health care index	107	100	100
Housing index	59	99	100
Transportation index	107	104	100
Utilities index	85	95	100

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The cost of living in Forreston is 14% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Forreston is 16% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Forreston is 41% 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	$55,547	$4,629	$1,296	$1,667
Renters	$25,521	$2,127	$595	$766

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	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.71	$15.56	11.9%
Beauty Salon	$29.19	$36.11	19.2%
Toothpaste	$1.88	$2.47	24.1%
Shampoo	$0.90	$0.96	7.1%
Movie	$10.36	$10.13	2.3%
Bowling	$3.99	$4.74	15.7%

Groceries

Item	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.47	$3.98	13.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.41	0.0%
Milk	$2.15	$2.06	4.3%
Potatoes	$2.16	$2.98	27.7%
Pizza	$8.67	$9.47	8.5%
Beer	$7.96	$8.79	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$73.86	$101.04	26.9%
Doctor	$132.16	$107.44	23.0%
Dentist	$94.44	$90.42	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.63	$9.28	3.7%
Lipitor	$431.63	$426.50	1.2%

Housing

Item	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$94,100.00	$175,700.00	46.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$777.66	$1,133.23	31.4%
Apartment Rent	$658.00	$920.00	28.5%

Transportation

Item	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.11	$1.99	5.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.94	$45.76	11.3%

Utilities

Item	Forreston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.68	$163.81	13.5%
Phone	$23.50	$28.39	17.2%

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.
Lanark, IL	1,650	80	-20%
Freeport, IL	25,225	82	-18%
Milledgeville, IL	1,034	82	-18%
Leaf River, IL	586	82	-18%
Adeline, IL	72	82	-18%
Forreston, IL	1,657	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Schoolcraft, MI	1,657	78	-22%
Ball Ground, GA	1,657	101	1%
Clinton, LA	1,657	88	-12%
Kingston, OK	1,658	77	-23%
Lewisport, KY	1,656	80	-20%
Forreston, IL	1,657	84	-16%

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

Forreston, IL Cost of Living