Thomson, IL Cost Of Living

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	89	99	100
Index	Thomson	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	103	101	100
Groceries index	100	97	100
Health care index	103	101	100
Housing index	59	95	100
Transportation index	99	105	100
Utilities index	104	96	100

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The cost of living in Thomson is 10% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Thomson is 11% 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	$72,083	$6,007	$1,682	$2,163
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.89	$16.09	11.2%
Beauty Salon	$29.97	$37.33	19.7%
Toothpaste	$2.69	$2.45	10.0%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.4%
Movie	$10.24	$10.28	0.4%
Bowling	$11.63	$4.93	135.7%

Groceries

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.16	$3.80	9.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.2%
Milk	$2.20	$2.01	9.4%
Potatoes	$3.30	$3.01	9.7%
Pizza	$10.72	$9.89	8.5%
Beer	$8.38	$8.90	5.8%

Health Care

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.07	$102.16	10.9%
Doctor	$126.67	$108.36	16.9%
Dentist	$82.83	$92.53	10.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.82	$9.28	5.8%
Lipitor	$462.51	$425.82	8.6%

Housing

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,800.00	$184,700.00	48.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,043.19	$1,202.44	13.2%
Apartment Rent	$705.00	$949.00	25.7%

Transportation

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.24	$2.24	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$44.55	$46.29	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Thomson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.72	$165.96	2.6%
Phone	$31.98	$28.68	11.5%

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.
Chadwick, IL	581	79	-21%
Savanna, IL	2,994	81	-19%
Mount Carroll, IL	1,565	81	-19%
Lanark, IL	1,542	80	-20%
Sabula, IA	448	83	-17%
Thomson, IL	563	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Big Piney, WY	563	95	-5%
Zearing, IA	563	80	-20%
Middleton, TN	563	86	-14%
La Paz, IN	563	83	-17%
Greenwood, NE	563	88	-12%
Thomson, IL	563	89	-11%

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

Thomson, IL Cost of Living