Browns, IL Cost Of Living

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Browns 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	Browns	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	78	98	100
Index	Browns	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	98	98	100
Groceries index	91	97	100
Health care index	90	100	100
Housing index	28	95	100
Transportation index	101	112	100
Utilities index	117	97	100

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The cost of living in Browns is 21% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Browns is 22% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Browns is 72% 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	$47,917	$3,993	$1,118	$1,438
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.60	$17.49	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$34.00	$38.17	10.9%
Toothpaste	$2.02	$2.32	13.0%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.01	10.1%
Movie	$8.72	$10.72	18.7%
Bowling	$13.00	$13.86	6.2%

Groceries

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.95	$3.90	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.6%
Milk	$0.88	$1.96	55.2%
Potatoes	$2.92	$3.18	8.3%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$8.67	$9.23	6.1%

Health Care

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.60	$106.34	9.7%
Doctor	$98.75	$115.25	14.3%
Dentist	$88.17	$98.38	10.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.78	$9.26	5.6%
Lipitor	$382.56	$466.47	18.0%

Housing

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$51,700.00	$184,700.00	72.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,193.58	$1,273.32	6.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.72	$2.59	5.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.00	$48.90	1.8%

Utilities

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.34	$167.60	29.7%
Phone	$181.43	$163.42	11.0%

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.
Burnt Prairie, IL	59	75	-25%
Griffin, IN	145	76	-24%
Parkersburg, IL	146	78	-22%
Bone Gap, IL	223	79	-21%
West Salem, IL	858	79	-21%
Browns, IL	112	78	-22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Emhouse, TX	112	82	-18%
Ithaca, NE	112	85	-15%
Falun, KS	112	91	-9%
Girdletree, MD	112	112	12%
Pistol River, OR	112	116	16%
Browns, IL	112	78	-22%

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

Browns, IL Cost of Living