Abingdon, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 22%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 59%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Abingdon	Illinois	National
Cost of living	78	97	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	92	98	100
Housing	41	95	100
Transportation	90	104	100
Utilities	109	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Abingdon is 19% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Abingdon is 22% lower than the national average
Abingdon housing is 59% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 101% 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	$45,542	$3,795	$1,063	$1,366
Renters	$20,278	$1,690	$473	$608

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	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.33	$20.27	34.2%
Beauty Salon	$26.67	$40.39	34.0%
Toothpaste	$2.09	$2.36	11.6%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.08	11.2%
Movie	$8.67	$10.99	21.1%
Bowling	$9.33	$15.49	39.8%

Groceries

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.46	$4.30	19.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.2%
Milk	$2.19	$2.20	0.6%
Potatoes	$2.49	$3.22	22.8%
Pizza	$10.88	$10.74	1.3%
Beer	$9.42	$9.60	1.8%

Health Care

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.25	$109.73	7.7%
Doctor	$112.83	$118.34	4.7%
Dentist	$84.50	$100.94	16.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.15	$9.93	2.2%
Lipitor	$463.67	$469.53	1.2%

Housing

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$64,100.00	$184,700.00	65.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$795.29	$1,229.62	35.3%
Apartment Rent	$521.00	$949.00	45.1%

Transportation

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.71	5.4%
Tire Balancing	$43.00	$51.86	17.1%

Utilities

Item	Abingdon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.52	$170.84	16.8%
Phone	$184.20	$187.18	1.6%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ellisville, IL	103	70	30.3%
St. Augustine, IL	115	74	26.5%
Gilson, IL	160	74	26.1%
Avon, IL	803	77	23.0%
Maquon, IL	334	76	23.9%
Abingdon, IL	3,181	78	21.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blue Hills, CT	3,181	105	4.8%
Pittsboro, IN	3,181	95	4.8%
McChord AFB, WA	3,181	124	23.8%
Pleasant Valley, WV	3,181	90	9.9%
Casa Conejo, CA	3,180	154	53.7%
Abingdon, IL	3,181	78	21.8%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.