Cost Of Living in Aroma Park, IL

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

27%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Aroma Park	Illinois	National
Cost of living	89	98	100
Goods & Services	94	98	100
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	99	102	100
Housing	73	95	100
Transportation	97	102	100
Utilities	92	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Aroma Park is 9% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Aroma Park is 11% lower than the national average
Aroma Park housing is 27% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 91% 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	$91,997	$7,666	$2,146	$2,760
Renters	$45,366	$3,781	$1,058	$1,361

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	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.44	$27.62	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.75	$51.11	30.0%
Toothpaste	$4.23	$4.09	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.60	$1.54	3.8%
Movie	$9.03	$12.88	29.9%
Yoga	$17.53	$19.66	10.8%

Groceries

Item	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.56	$7.70	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.97	$4.73	5.0%
Potatoes	$5.55	$5.26	5.6%
Pizza	$14.46	$12.76	13.3%
Beer	$10.79	$10.55	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.09	$140.06	9.3%
Doctor	$131.61	$153.82	14.4%
Dentist	$128.43	$123.15	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.43	$11.73	2.6%
Lipitor	$23.40	$23.61	0.9%

Housing

Item	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$214,338.00	$326,622.00	34.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,489.74	$2,480.25	39.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,290.00	$1,444.00	10.7%

Transportation

Item	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.90	$3.06	5.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.09	$65.21	1.4%

Utilities

Item	Aroma Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.33	$220.12	14.4%
Phone	$201.97	$195.71	3.2%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hopkins Park, IL	606	79	21.4%
Donovan, IL	278	82	17.8%
Beaverville, IL	383	83	17.1%
Papineau, IL	133	84	16.1%
Martinton, IL	358	85	15.3%
Aroma Park, IL	710	89	11.4%

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