Cost Of Living In Thomson, IL

Thomson 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	Thomson	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	86	98	100
Index	Thomson	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	94	97	100
Groceries index	106	97	100
Health care index	97	100	100
Housing index	59	99	100
Transportation index	97	104	100
Utilities index	98	95	100

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The cost of living in Thomson is 12% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Thomson is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Thomson 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	$65,313	$5,443	$1,524	$1,960
Renters	$19,464	$1,622	$454	$584

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	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.70	$15.56	12.0%
Beauty Salon	$22.83	$36.11	36.8%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.47	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.32	$0.96	36.4%
Movie	$10.49	$10.13	3.6%
Bowling	$5.00	$4.74	5.6%

Groceries

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.15	$3.98	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.41	7.3%
Milk	$2.66	$2.06	28.9%
Potatoes	$3.47	$2.98	16.4%
Pizza	$8.69	$9.47	8.3%
Beer	$8.35	$8.79	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.13	$101.04	4.9%
Doctor	$126.39	$107.44	17.6%
Dentist	$75.69	$90.42	16.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.29	$9.28	0.1%
Lipitor	$407.67	$426.50	4.4%

Housing

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,000.00	$175,700.00	45.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,111.11	$1,133.23	2.0%
Apartment Rent	$650.00	$920.00	29.3%

Transportation

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.94	$1.99	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$43.33	$45.76	5.3%

Utilities

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$140.29	$163.81	14.4%
Phone	$32.99	$28.39	16.2%

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.
Savanna, IL	2,993	81	-19%
Chadwick, IL	454	80	-20%
Mount Carroll, IL	1,670	82	-18%
Lanark, IL	1,650	80	-20%
Miles, IA	437	83	-17%
Thomson, IL	818	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rushville, NE	818	78	-22%
Deerfield, MA	818	104	4%
Fort Lawn, SC	818	85	-15%
Estelline, SD	818	86	-14%
Glenvar, VA	818	88	-12%
Thomson, IL	818	86	-14%

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

Thomson, IL Cost of Living