Carrier Mills, IL Cost Of Living

Carrier Mills 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	Carrier Mills	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	78	99	100
Index	Carrier Mills	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	97	101	100
Groceries index	87	97	100
Health care index	95	101	100
Housing index	41	95	100
Transportation index	95	105	100
Utilities index	91	96	100

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The cost of living in Carrier Mills is 21% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Carrier Mills is 22% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Carrier Mills is 59% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% 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	$33,958	$2,830	$792	$1,019
Renters	$16,581	$1,382	$387	$497

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	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.91	$16.09	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$37.78	$37.33	1.2%
Toothpaste	$1.92	$2.45	21.7%
Shampoo	$0.86	$1.00	13.7%
Movie	$9.20	$10.28	10.5%
Bowling	$3.63	$4.93	26.3%

Groceries

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.23	$3.80	15.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.20	$1.40	13.9%
Milk	$1.04	$2.01	48.0%
Potatoes	$2.58	$3.01	14.3%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.89	1.2%
Beer	$7.95	$8.90	10.6%

Health Care

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.82	$102.16	15.3%
Doctor	$100.94	$108.36	6.8%
Dentist	$83.05	$92.53	10.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.18	$9.28	11.8%
Lipitor	$437.26	$425.82	2.7%

Housing

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$59,700.00	$184,700.00	67.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$955.68	$1,202.44	20.5%
Apartment Rent	$586.00	$949.00	38.3%

Transportation

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.14	$2.24	4.8%
Tire Balancing	$43.18	$46.29	6.7%

Utilities

Item	Carrier Mills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$181.34	$165.96	9.3%
Phone	$20.00	$28.68	30.3%

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.
Eddyville, IL	73	73	-27%
Creal Springs, IL	389	74	-26%
Galatia, IL	940	76	-24%
Eldorado, IL	4,134	77	-23%
New Burnside, IL	207	77	-23%
Carrier Mills, IL	2,129	78	-22%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Whitwell, TN	2,129	82	-18%
Port Allegany, PA	2,129	86	-14%
Timmonsville, SC	2,129	89	-11%
Inkerman, PA	2,129	96	-4%
Arcade, NY	2,130	86	-14%
Carrier Mills, IL	2,129	78	-22%

Source: The Carrier Mills, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Carrier Mills, IL Cost of Living