Cahokia, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 55%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Cahokia	Illinois	National
Cost of living	81	98	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	105	97	100
Health care	92	100	100
Housing	45	95	100
Transportation	95	112	100
Utilities	101	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Cahokia is 18% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Cahokia is 19% lower than the national average
Cahokia housing is 55% 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	$36,325	$3,027	$848	$1,090
Renters	$17,697	$1,475	$413	$531

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Cahokia, IL, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Cahokia, the median monthly income is $36,325 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $848 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $17,697, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $413 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.00	$17.49	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$39.71	$38.17	4.0%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.32	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.01	4.8%
Movie	$9.83	$10.72	8.3%
Bowling	$14.83	$13.86	7.0%

Groceries

Item	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.01	$3.90	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.40	19.7%
Milk	$1.90	$1.96	3.2%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$9.96	$10.39	4.2%
Beer	$9.26	$9.23	0.3%

Health Care

Item	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.67	$106.34	26.0%
Doctor	$71.67	$115.25	37.8%
Dentist	$102.57	$98.38	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.32	$9.26	22.2%
Lipitor	$474.50	$466.47	1.7%

Housing

Item	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$50,300.00	$184,700.00	72.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$855.20	$1,273.32	32.8%
Apartment Rent	$836.00	$949.00	11.9%

Transportation

Item	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.59	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.41	$48.90	9.2%

Utilities

Item	Cahokia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.79	$167.60	2.3%
Phone	$191.07	$163.42	16.9%

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.
Champ, MO	7	96	-4%
Floraville, IL	0	96	-4%
Paderborn, IL	44	96	-4%
Brooklyn, IL	740	75	-25%
Alorton, IL	1,908	77	-23%
Cahokia, IL	14,574	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greensburg, PA	14,572	92	-8%
Phillipsburg, NJ	14,570	95	-5%
Deming, NM	14,582	81	-19%
Thibodaux, LA	14,565	94	-6%
Yankton, SD	14,585	86	-14%
Cahokia, IL	14,574	81	-19%

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

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