Browns, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 24%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 72%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Browns	Illinois	National
Cost of living	76	97	100
Goods & Services	94	96	100
Groceries	92	97	100
Health care	92	98	100
Housing	28	95	100
Transportation	97	104	100
Utilities	113	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Browns is 22% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Browns is 24% lower than the national average
Browns housing is 72% 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	$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	$23.33	$20.27	15.1%
Beauty Salon	$30.09	$40.39	25.5%
Toothpaste	$3.40	$2.36	44.3%
Shampoo	$0.92	$1.08	14.5%
Movie	$9.25	$10.99	15.8%
Bowling	$11.00	$15.49	29.0%

Groceries

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.13	$4.30	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.21	$1.40	13.8%
Milk	$1.70	$2.20	22.8%
Potatoes	$2.97	$3.22	7.8%
Pizza	$8.73	$10.74	18.7%
Beer	$8.71	$9.60	9.3%

Health Care

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$109.73	16.2%
Doctor	$90.00	$118.34	23.9%
Dentist	$91.80	$100.94	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$9.93	14.5%
Lipitor	$485.67	$469.53	3.4%

Housing

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$51,700.00	$184,700.00	72.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$986.32	$1,229.62	19.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.64	$2.71	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$49.60	$51.86	4.4%

Utilities

Item	Browns	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$209.04	$170.84	22.4%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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	73	-27%
Griffin, IN	145	74	-26%
Parkersburg, IL	146	76	-24%
Bone Gap, IL	223	77	-23%
West Salem, IL	858	77	-23%
Browns, IL	112	76	-24%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Paul, AR	112	78	-22%
Geronimo Estates, AZ	112	108	8%
Bear Creek, CA	112	99	-1%
Limestone, FL	112	82	-18%
Hamilton, IA	112	74	-26%
Browns, IL	112	76	-24%

Source: The Browns, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2021.