Cortland, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 15%

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	Cortland	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	98	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	94	97	100
Health care	105	100	100
Housing	85	95	100
Transportation	109	112	100
Utilities	90	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Cortland is 5% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Cortland is 7% lower than the national average
Cortland housing is 15% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 101% 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)
Owners	$80,245	$6,687	$1,872	$2,408
Renters	$46,532	$3,878	$1,086	$1,396

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Cortland is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Cortland has a median income of about $80,245 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,872 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $46,532. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,086 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.10	$17.49	7.9%
Beauty Salon	$32.29	$38.17	15.4%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.32	21.2%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.01	1.8%
Movie	$11.59	$10.72	8.1%
Bowling	$12.83	$13.86	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.90	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.8%
Milk	$1.84	$1.96	6.2%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.18	1.5%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.01	$9.23	13.2%

Health Care

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.14	$106.34	34.0%
Doctor	$151.00	$115.25	31.0%
Dentist	$96.67	$98.38	1.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.26	5.2%
Lipitor	$472.83	$466.47	1.4%

Housing

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$146,500.00	$184,700.00	20.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$833.50	$1,273.32	34.5%
Apartment Rent	$941.00	$949.00	0.8%

Transportation

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.94	$2.59	13.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.17	$48.90	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Cortland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.21	$167.60	21.7%
Phone	$188.52	$163.42	15.4%

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.
Lee, IL	358	87	-13%
Malta, IL	1,041	89	-11%
Creston, IL	720	90	-10%
Genoa, IL	4,930	92	-8%
Kirkland, IL	1,662	92	-8%
Cortland, IL	4,135	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wolfforth, TX	4,135	92	-8%
Grant, MN	4,134	150	50%
Eldorado, IL	4,134	81	-19%
Wayland, MI	4,134	86	-14%
Butler, MO	4,138	86	-14%
Cortland, IL	4,135	93	-7%

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

Cortland, IL Cost of Living