Kirkland, IL Cost Of Living

Kirkland 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	Kirkland	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	90	99	100
Index	Kirkland	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	95	101	100
Groceries index	93	97	100
Health care index	110	101	100
Housing index	80	95	100
Transportation index	105	105	100
Utilities index	80	96	100

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The cost of living in Kirkland is 9% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Kirkland is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Kirkland is 20% 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	$63,125	$5,260	$1,473	$1,894
Renters	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Kirkland	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%

Groceries

Item	Kirkland	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%

Health Care

Item	Kirkland	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%

Housing

Item	Kirkland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$127,700.00	$184,700.00	30.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$860.21	$1,202.44	28.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,009.00	$949.00	6.3%

Transportation

Item	Kirkland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.24	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$52.96	$46.29	14.4%

Utilities

Item	Kirkland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$130.30	$165.96	21.5%
Phone	$23.50	$28.68	18.1%

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.
Rockford, IL	149,597	83	-17%
Garden Prairie, IL	183	84	-16%
Belvidere, IL	25,300	85	-15%
New Milford, IL	644	85	-15%
Rochelle, IL	9,385	86	-14%
Kirkland, IL	1,662	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kingsley, MI	1,662	90	-10%
Jerome, IL	1,662	90	-10%
Tekamah, NE	1,662	81	-19%
Spring Green, WI	1,662	100	0%
Hemlock, MI	1,663	85	-15%
Kirkland, IL	1,662	90	-10%

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

Kirkland, IL Cost of Living