Lower Salem, OH Cost Of Living

Lower Salem 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	Lower Salem	Ohio	National
Cost of living index	77	91	100
Index	Lower Salem	Ohio	National
Goods & Services index	102	99	100
Groceries index	103	99	100
Health care index	91	95	100
Housing index	27	73	100
Transportation index	98	101	100
Utilities index	88	93	100

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The cost of living in Lower Salem is 15% lower than the Ohio average.
The cost of living in Lower Salem is 23% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Lower Salem is 73% lower than the national average.
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average.
Ohio state income tax is 78% lower 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	$58,125	$4,844	$1,356	$1,744
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	0.5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.33	$16.09	17.1%
Beauty Salon	$35.37	$37.33	5.2%
Toothpaste	$2.38	$2.45	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.00	8.3%
Movie	$11.03	$10.28	7.3%
Bowling	$3.82	$4.93	22.5%

Groceries

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.80	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	5.0%
Milk	$1.55	$2.01	22.8%
Potatoes	$3.34	$3.01	11.0%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$8.82	$8.90	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.75	$102.16	7.3%
Doctor	$91.50	$108.36	15.6%
Dentist	$82.50	$92.53	10.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.05	$9.28	2.5%
Lipitor	$434.36	$425.82	2.0%

Housing

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$49,400.00	$184,700.00	73.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,131.50	$1,202.44	5.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.24	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$36.03	$46.29	22.2%

Utilities

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.01	$165.96	19.9%
Phone	$28.31	$28.68	1.3%

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.
Vincent, OH	250	74	-26%
Graysville, OH	62	79	-21%
Stafford, OH	101	79	-21%
Dexter City, OH	107	82	-18%
Macksburg, OH	191	82	-18%
Lower Salem, OH	89	77	-23%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Otterville, IL	89	82	-18%
Eddyville, NE	89	87	-13%
Plevna, KS	89	78	-22%
Detroit, OR	89	101	1%
Snowville, VA	89	100	0%
Lower Salem, OH	89	77	-23%

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

Lower Salem, OH Cost of Living