Index | Chicago Ridge | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 101 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 109 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 87 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 125 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 97 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,568 | $5,047 | $1,413 | $1,817 |
Renters | $35,187 | $2,932 | $821 | $1,056 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.00 | $17.49 | 25.8% |
Beauty Salon | $69.77 | $38.17 | 82.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.69 | $2.32 | 15.9% |
Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.01 | 9.1% |
Movie | $14.86 | $10.72 | 38.6% |
Bowling | $19.00 | $13.86 | 37.1% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.07 | $3.90 | 4.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.40 | 24.7% |
Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
Potatoes | $3.74 | $3.18 | 17.5% |
Pizza | $10.00 | $10.39 | 3.8% |
Beer | $8.14 | $9.23 | 11.8% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.00 | $106.34 | 8.8% |
Doctor | $105.00 | $115.25 | 8.9% |
Dentist | $102.00 | $98.38 | 3.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.95 | $9.26 | 7.4% |
Lipitor | $494.16 | $466.47 | 5.9% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $152,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 17.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,857.61 | $1,273.32 | 45.9% |
Apartment Rent | $936.00 | $949.00 | 1.4% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.42 | $2.59 | 31.8% |
Tire Balancing | $57.00 | $48.90 | 16.6% |
Item | Chicago Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.81 | $167.60 | 21.4% |
Phone | $200.46 | $163.42 | 22.7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hodgkins, IL | 1,960 | 87 | -13% |
Dixmoor, IL | 3,614 | 89 | -11% |
Ford Heights, IL | 2,775 | 90 | -10% |
Harvey, IL | 25,625 | 91 | -9% |
Hometown, IL | 4,343 | 91 | -9% |
Chicago Ridge, IL | 14,368 | 101 | 1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
College, AK | 14,372 | 130 | 30% |
Johnstown, CO | 14,379 | 111 | 11% |
Lindenhurst, IL | 14,380 | 111 | 11% |
Robbinsdale, MN | 14,382 | 102 | 2% |
Hartford, WI | 14,350 | 94 | -6% |
Chicago Ridge, IL | 14,368 | 101 | 1% |