South Alum Creek, Ohio Cost Of Living

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Overall 15%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 35%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	South Alum Creek	Columbus	Ohio
Cost of living	85	88	91
Goods & Services	93	93	99
Groceries	100	100	99
Health care	88	88	97
Housing	65	77	73
Transportation	92	92	98
Utilities	90	90	92

Key findings

The cost of living in South Alum Creek is 6% lower than the Columbus average
The cost of living in South Alum Creek is 15% lower than the national average
South Alum Creek housing is 35% lower 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	$49,726	$4,144	$1,160	$1,492

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	$17.64	$20.27	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.93	$40.39	3.8%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.36	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	9.0%
Movie	$10.66	$10.99	3.0%
Bowling	$17.73	$15.49	14.5%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.86	$4.30	13.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	15.0%
Milk	$1.71	$2.20	22.5%
Potatoes	$2.68	$3.22	16.6%
Pizza	$10.24	$10.74	4.7%
Beer	$8.99	$9.60	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$56.01	$109.73	49.0%
Doctor	$124.42	$118.34	5.1%
Dentist	$80.85	$100.94	19.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.34	$9.93	5.9%
Lipitor	$467.50	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,800.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,006.60	$1,229.62	18.1%
Apartment Rent	$856.00	$949.00	9.8%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.72	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$40.84	$51.86	21.3%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.48	$170.84	16.6%
Phone	$183.23	$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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Urbancrest, OH	894	79	20.7%
Derby, OH	363	82	18.3%
Whitehall, OH	18,596	82	17.7%
Lincoln Village, OH	9,882	83	17.1%
Darbyville, OH	191	84	16.4%
Columbus, OH	837,038	88	11.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	88	11.7%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	203	103.1%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	92	7.7%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	95	4.6%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	100	0.3%
Columbus, OH	837,038	88	11.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

South Alum Creek, Columbus, OH Cost of Living