Albion, Illinois Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

59%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; 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	Albion	Illinois	National
Cost of living	83	96	100
Goods & Services	101	94	100
Groceries	94	98	100
Health care	91	96	100
Housing	41	95	100
Transportation	99	105	100
Utilities	110	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Albion is 14% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Albion is 17% lower than the national average
Albion housing is 59% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 119% 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	$53,258	$4,438	$1,243	$1,598
Renters	$32,917	$2,743	$768	$988

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	Albion	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.47	$22.08	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$38.68	$42.88	9.8%
Toothpaste	$3.10	$2.57	21.0%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.15	16.2%
Movie	$11.32	$11.51	1.6%
Bowling	$13.44	$16.62	19.1%

Groceries

Item	Albion	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.15	$4.98	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.58	17.7%
Milk	$2.05	$2.42	15.1%
Potatoes	$3.71	$3.54	4.9%
Pizza	$11.09	$11.49	3.5%
Beer	$9.31	$10.04	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Albion	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.62	$117.76	18.8%
Doctor	$105.01	$125.34	16.2%
Dentist	$101.81	$107.52	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.62	$10.26	6.3%
Lipitor	$447.96	$459.24	2.5%

Housing

Item	Albion	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,800.00	$184,700.00	56.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,358.69	$1,697.41	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$646.00	$949.00	31.9%

Transportation

Item	Albion	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.90	$3.85	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$53.73	$57.01	5.8%

Utilities

Item	Albion	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$209.04	$177.27	17.9%
Phone	$188.71	$189.62	0.5%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Burnt Prairie, IL	89	76	24.5%
Griffin, IN	123	77	23.5%
Browns, IL	226	79	21.4%
Parkersburg, IL	223	79	20.8%
Bone Gap, IL	151	79	20.6%
Albion, IL	2,215	83	17.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Moweaqua, IL	2,215	78	21.6%
Raceland, KY	2,215	89	11.3%
Whitesburg, KY	2,215	83	17.2%
Valley Hill, NC	2,215	107	6.8%
Tullytown, PA	2,215	108	8.5%
Albion, IL	2,215	83	17.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.