Cost Of Living in Cicero, IN

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

3%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Cicero	Indiana	National
Cost of living	95	90	100
Goods & Services	88	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	94	96	100
Housing	97	72	100
Transportation	91	95	100
Utilities	107	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cicero is 6% higher than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Cicero is 5% lower than the national average
Cicero housing is 3% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$65,083	$5,424	$1,519	$1,953
Renters	$55,732	$4,644	$1,300	$1,672

The affordability of the housing market in Cicero, IN as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Cicero homeowners, the median income is $65,083. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,519 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $55,732. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,300 for their rent related monthly costs.

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.11	$24.26	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.08	$45.56	38.4%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	1.1%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$15.50	$18.00	13.9%

Groceries

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%
Pizza	$13.99	$12.09	15.7%
Beer	$9.95	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.00	$125.68	9.8%
Doctor	$128.67	$135.78	5.2%
Dentist	$96.11	$113.29	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$486.44	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$180,000.00	$184,700.00	2.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,547.29	$2,346.69	34.1%
Apartment Rent	$926.00	$949.00	2.4%

Transportation

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.49	$3.46	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$41.11	$59.92	31.4%

Utilities

Item	Cicero	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$216.22	$193.99	11.5%
Phone	$189.67	$192.25	1.3%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Elwood, IN	8,435	80	19.8%
Kempton, IN	336	81	19.0%
Frankton, IN	2,107	85	14.7%
Tipton, IN	4,974	84	15.6%
Atlanta, IN	859	85	14.7%
Cicero, IN	4,921	95	5.2%

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