Clay Center, OH Cost Of Living

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Clay Center 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	Clay Center	Ohio	National
Cost of living index	88	91	100
Index	Clay Center	Ohio	National
Goods & Services index	112	99	100
Groceries index	96	99	100
Health care index	102	95	100
Housing index	52	73	100
Transportation index	98	101	100
Utilities index	90	93	100

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The cost of living in Clay Center is 3% lower than the Ohio average.
The cost of living in Clay Center is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Clay Center is 48% lower than the national average.
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average.
Ohio state income tax is 78% lower 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	$42,188	$3,516	$984	$1,266
Renters	$23,750	$1,979	$554	$713

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	0.5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.25	$16.09	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.05	$37.33	11.5%
Toothpaste	$2.06	$2.45	15.7%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.00	12.7%
Movie	$10.06	$10.28	2.1%
Bowling	$5.59	$4.93	13.3%

Groceries

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.56	$3.80	6.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	4.0%
Milk	$1.31	$2.01	34.6%
Potatoes	$3.35	$3.01	11.2%
Pizza	$11.70	$9.89	18.3%
Beer	$8.17	$8.90	8.1%

Health Care

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.42	$102.16	16.4%
Doctor	$94.69	$108.36	12.6%
Dentist	$106.56	$92.53	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.38	$9.28	1.1%
Lipitor	$437.97	$425.82	2.9%

Housing

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,600.00	$184,700.00	56.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,115.53	$1,202.44	7.2%
Apartment Rent	$688.00	$949.00	27.5%

Transportation

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.25	$2.24	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.37	$46.29	6.3%

Utilities

Item	Clay Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$124.40	$165.96	25.0%
Phone	$31.33	$28.68	9.2%

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.
Harbor View, OH	52	83	-17%
Toledo, OH	280,854	87	-13%
Walbridge, OH	3,072	88	-12%
Gibsonburg, OH	2,717	89	-11%
Hessville, OH	321	89	-11%
Clay Center, OH	337	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bonfield, IL	337	99	-1%
New Douglas, IL	337	87	-13%
Burna, KY	337	75	-25%
Oak Hall, VA	337	102	2%
Bellwood, NE	337	85	-15%
Clay Center, OH	337	88	-12%

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

Clay Center, OH Cost of Living