Mount Lookout, Ohio Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 64%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Mount Lookout	Cincinnati	Ohio
Cost of living	117	88	91
Goods & Services	99	99	99
Groceries	96	96	99
Health care	98	98	97
Housing	164	67	73
Transportation	103	103	98
Utilities	88	88	92

Key findings

The cost of living in Mount Lookout is 30% higher than the Cincinnati average
The cost of living in Mount Lookout is 17% higher than the national average
Mount Lookout housing is 64% higher than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 16% 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)
Household	$93,019	$7,752	$2,170	$2,791

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.85%	4.797%

Goods & Services

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.92	$20.27	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$40.87	$40.39	1.2%
Toothpaste	$1.97	$2.36	16.5%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.08	15.1%
Movie	$13.19	$10.99	20.0%
Bowling	$12.60	$15.49	18.7%

Groceries

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.23	$4.30	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.40	10.3%
Milk	$1.60	$2.20	27.4%
Potatoes	$3.11	$3.22	3.4%
Pizza	$10.50	$10.74	2.2%
Beer	$8.88	$9.60	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.13	$109.73	7.8%
Doctor	$112.13	$118.34	5.2%
Dentist	$101.55	$100.94	0.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.14	$9.93	8.0%
Lipitor	$484.40	$469.53	3.2%

Housing

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,300.00	$184,700.00	34.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,029.14	$1,229.62	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$662.00	$949.00	30.2%

Transportation

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.71	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$56.53	$51.86	9.0%

Utilities

Item	Cincinnati	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.41	$170.84	20.2%
Phone	$183.28	$187.18	2.1%

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.
Brecon, OH	309	97	-3%
Plainville, OH	26	97	-3%
Dillonvale village, OH	645	80	-20%
Elmwood Place, OH	1,831	81	-19%
Lincoln Heights, OH	3,360	83	-17%
Cincinnati, OH	298,011	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Paul, MN	297,160	102	2%
Anchorage, AK	299,321	130	30%
Stockton, CA	301,443	109	9%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	93	-7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	94	-6%
Cincinnati, OH	298,011	88	-12%

Source: The Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH Cost of Living