Brooklyn, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 26%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 75%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Brooklyn	Illinois	National
Cost of living	74	97	100
Goods & Services	93	97	100
Groceries	102	96	100
Health care	89	99	100
Housing	25	95	100
Transportation	90	106	100
Utilities	96	94	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brooklyn is 24% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Brooklyn is 26% lower than the national average
Brooklyn housing is 75% 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	$22,292	$1,858	$520	$669
Renters	$11,607	$967	$271	$348

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	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.58	$18.62	5.6%
Beauty Salon	$38.54	$39.05	1.3%
Toothpaste	$2.36	$2.34	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.10	$1.06	4.4%
Movie	$9.81	$10.68	8.2%
Bowling	$15.64	$14.67	6.6%

Groceries

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.13	$4.22	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.39	20.5%
Milk	$1.86	$2.05	9.4%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.29	9.3%
Pizza	$9.90	$10.62	6.8%
Beer	$9.38	$9.38	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.71	$108.57	29.3%
Doctor	$75.53	$116.17	35.0%
Dentist	$98.39	$99.13	0.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.71	$9.68	10.7%
Lipitor	$467.53	$466.92	0.1%

Housing

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$34,400.00	$184,700.00	81.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$840.18	$1,197.42	29.8%
Apartment Rent	$379.00	$949.00	60.1%

Transportation

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.03	$2.22	8.5%
Tire Balancing	$41.83	$50.07	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.35	$167.67	10.9%
Phone	$193.90	$175.64	10.4%

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.
Alorton, IL	1,908	76	-24%
Venice, IL	1,898	77	-23%
East St. Louis, IL	26,731	77	-23%
Centreville, IL	5,127	77	-23%
Washington Park, IL	4,029	78	-22%
Brooklyn, IL	740	74	-26%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Savoy, TX	740	79	-21%
Lake Park, MN	740	88	-12%
Buffalo Lake, MN	740	85	-15%
Magnolia Springs, AL	740	103	3%
Peletier, NC	740	93	-7%
Brooklyn, IL	740	74	-26%

Source: The Brooklyn, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.