Ashton, IL Cost Of Living

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Ashton 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	Ashton	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	85	98	100
Index	Ashton	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	96	98	100
Groceries index	94	97	100
Health care index	105	100	100
Housing index	59	95	100
Transportation index	109	112	100
Utilities index	90	97	100

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The cost of living in Ashton is 13% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Ashton is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Ashton is 41% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 123% 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	$57,361	$4,780	$1,338	$1,721
Renters	$34,196	$2,850	$798	$1,026

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	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.10	$17.49	7.9%
Beauty Salon	$32.29	$38.17	15.4%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.32	21.2%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.01	1.8%
Movie	$11.59	$10.72	8.1%
Bowling	$12.83	$13.86	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.90	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.8%
Milk	$1.84	$1.96	6.2%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.18	1.5%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.01	$9.23	13.2%

Health Care

Item	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.14	$106.34	34.0%
Doctor	$151.00	$115.25	31.0%
Dentist	$96.67	$98.38	1.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.26	5.2%
Lipitor	$472.83	$466.47	1.4%

Housing

Item	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,400.00	$184,700.00	48.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$833.50	$1,273.32	34.5%
Apartment Rent	$715.00	$949.00	24.7%

Transportation

Item	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.94	$2.59	13.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.17	$48.90	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Ashton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.21	$167.60	21.7%
Phone	$188.52	$163.42	15.4%

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.
Compton, IL	259	83	-17%
Mount Morris, IL	3,008	84	-16%
Dixon, IL	14,802	84	-16%
Franklin Grove, IL	1,060	84	-16%
Amboy, IL	2,519	85	-15%
Ashton, IL	1,008	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gratis, OH	1,008	87	-13%
Barataria, LA	1,008	86	-14%
Dayton, WY	1,008	99	-1%
Independence, VA	1,008	78	-22%
Washburn, IL	1,007	87	-13%
Ashton, IL	1,008	85	-15%

Source: The Ashton, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Ashton, IL Cost of Living