Carterville, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 22%

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	Carterville	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	98	100
Goods & Services	98	98	100
Groceries	91	97	100
Health care	90	100	100
Housing	78	95	100
Transportation	101	112	100
Utilities	117	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Carterville is 6% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Carterville is 7% lower than the national average
Carterville housing is 22% 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	$61,987	$5,166	$1,446	$1,860
Renters	$30,335	$2,528	$708	$910

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Carterville, IL, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Carterville have a median income of $61,987. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,446 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $30,335, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $708.

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	Carterville	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	Carterville	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	Carterville	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	Carterville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$142,400.00	$184,700.00	22.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,193.58	$1,273.32	6.3%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Carterville	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.
Creal Springs, IL	389	78	-22%
Bush, IL	244	76	-24%
Hurst, IL	705	76	-24%
Orient, IL	350	80	-20%
Zeigler, IL	1,771	78	-22%
Carterville, IL	5,742	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Locust Grove, GA	5,742	94	-6%
Chena Ridge, AK	5,744	131	31%
Cumming, GA	5,740	102	2%
Country Homes, WA	5,745	102	2%
James City, NC	5,736	97	-3%
Carterville, IL	5,742	93	-7%

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

Carterville, IL Cost of Living

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