Cost Of Living in Birdseye, IN

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15%

Overall NAT. AVG.

0%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

50%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Birdseye	Indiana	National
Cost of living	85	90	100
Goods & Services	100	94	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	88	96	100
Housing	50	72	100
Transportation	91	95	100
Utilities	121	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Birdseye is 5% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Birdseye is 15% lower than the national average
Birdseye housing is 50% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$54,063	$4,505	$1,261	$1,622
Renters	$21,125	$1,760	$493	$634

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.34	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$44.12	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$16.17	$18.00	10.2%

Groceries

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.74	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.75	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.06	$125.68	25.2%
Doctor	$105.07	$135.78	22.6%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$470.38	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,900.00	$184,700.00	53.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,772.15	$2,346.69	24.5%
Apartment Rent	$565.00	$949.00	40.5%

Transportation

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.23	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Birdseye	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.32	$193.99	33.7%
Phone	$189.86	$192.25	1.2%

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.
English, IN	955	82	18.5%
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Ferdinand, IN	2,133	94	6.1%
Jasper, IN	15,681	94	6.1%
Birdseye, IN	433	85	14.8%

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