Cost Of Living in Bexley, OH

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8%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

40%

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	Bexley	Columbus	Ohio
Cost of living	108	94	92
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	104	104	101
Health care	85	85	98
Housing	140	92	73
Transportation	90	90	100
Utilities	95	95	99

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bexley is 18% higher than the Columbus average
The cost of living in Bexley is 8% 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 6% 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	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.46	$24.26	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$42.47	$45.56	6.8%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	2.8%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$19.07	$18.00	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.76	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.68	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$65.99	$125.68	47.5%
Doctor	$117.73	$135.78	13.3%
Dentist	$89.30	$113.29	21.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$475.58	$468.60	1.5%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$160,000.00	$184,700.00	13.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.49	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$989.00	$949.00	4.2%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.79	$59.92	30.3%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.76	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$186.03	$192.25	3.2%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Orient, OH	130	95	5.3%
Lockbourne, OH	160	83	17.1%
Derby, OH	543	84	15.7%
Urbancrest, OH	1,154	85	15.4%
Whitehall, OH	18,944	86	14.5%
Columbus, OH	889,079	94	6.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Worth, TX	892,221	105	5.2%
Jacksonville, FL	902,488	98	2.0%
San Francisco, CA	874,784	237	137.3%
Charlotte, NC	873,570	108	7.6%
Indianapolis, IN	869,387	93	6.7%
Columbus, OH	889,079	94	6.2%