Bexley, Ohio Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 40%

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	Bexley	Columbus	Ohio
Cost of living	109	90	91
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	99	99	98
Health care	87	87	96
Housing	140	77	73
Transportation	93	93	102
Utilities	88	88	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Bexley is 20% higher than the Columbus average
The cost of living in Bexley is 9% higher than the national average
Bexley housing is 40% 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	$114,868	$9,572	$2,680	$3,446

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	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.86	$17.49	9.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.00	$38.17	8.3%
Toothpaste	$1.68	$2.32	27.6%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.01	14.0%
Movie	$10.56	$10.72	1.5%
Bowling	$16.60	$13.86	19.8%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.72	$3.90	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.6%
Milk	$1.42	$1.96	27.6%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.18	7.9%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$8.99	$9.23	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$61.30	$106.34	42.4%
Doctor	$103.23	$115.25	10.4%
Dentist	$83.26	$98.38	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.47	$9.26	8.5%
Lipitor	$455.76	$466.47	2.3%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,800.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$915.03	$1,273.32	28.1%
Apartment Rent	$856.00	$949.00	9.8%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.62	$2.59	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$40.20	$48.90	17.8%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.78	$167.60	20.2%
Phone	$177.00	$163.42	8.3%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Urbancrest, OH	894	81	-19%
Derby, OH	363	84	-16%
Whitehall, OH	18,596	84	-16%
Lincoln Village, OH	9,882	85	-15%
Darbydale, OH	674	86	-14%
Columbus, OH	837,038	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	90	-10%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	206	106%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	90	-10%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	92	-8%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	101	1%
Columbus, OH	837,038	90	-10%

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

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