Cost Of Living In Malden, IL

Malden 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	Malden	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	86	98	100
Index	Malden	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	97	97	100
Groceries index	94	97	100
Health care index	100	100	100
Housing index	56	99	100
Transportation index	98	104	100
Utilities index	109	95	100

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The cost of living in Malden is 13% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Malden is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Malden is 44% 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	$52,000	$4,333	$1,213	$1,560
Renters	$23,750	$1,979	$554	$713

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	Malden	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.11	$15.56	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$21.67	$36.11	40.0%
Toothpaste	$2.14	$2.47	13.3%
Shampoo	$0.81	$0.96	15.7%
Movie	$6.18	$10.13	38.9%
Bowling	$3.63	$4.74	23.4%

Groceries

Item	Malden	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.58	$3.98	10.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.41	2.6%
Milk	$1.39	$2.06	32.8%
Potatoes	$3.08	$2.98	3.2%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.88	$8.79	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Malden	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.17	$101.04	24.9%
Doctor	$103.92	$107.44	3.3%
Dentist	$88.83	$90.42	1.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.14	$9.28	12.2%
Lipitor	$437.66	$426.50	2.6%

Housing

Item	Malden	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,000.00	$175,700.00	48.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,181.59	$1,133.23	4.3%
Apartment Rent	$619.00	$920.00	32.7%

Transportation

Item	Malden	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.99	$1.99	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.30	$45.76	5.4%

Utilities

Item	Malden	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$183.30	$163.81	11.9%
Phone	$29.99	$28.39	5.6%

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.
Dover, IL	151	81	-19%
Bureau Junction, IL	237	83	-17%
Cherry, IL	429	83	-17%
De Pue, IL	1,787	84	-16%
Hollowayville, IL	51	84	-16%
Malden, IL	427	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ellsworth, MI	427	84	-16%
Turin, GA	427	110	10%
Holcomb, MS	427	80	-20%
Deer Park, MD	427	89	-11%
New Strawn, KS	427	89	-11%
Malden, IL	427	86	-14%

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

Malden, IL Cost of Living