Countryside, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 13%

Housing 16%

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	Countryside	Illinois	National
Cost of living	111	97	100
Goods & Services	113	96	100
Groceries	104	97	100
Health care	98	98	100
Housing	116	95	100
Transportation	119	104	100
Utilities	91	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Countryside is 14% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Countryside is 11% higher than the national average
Countryside housing is 16% higher 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	$65,547	$5,462	$1,529	$1,967
Renters	$27,244	$2,270	$636	$817

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Countryside 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. Countryside has a median income of about $65,547 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,529 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $27,244. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $636 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	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.95	$20.27	72.4%
Beauty Salon	$59.38	$40.39	47.0%
Toothpaste	$2.43	$2.36	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.08	1.7%
Movie	$14.42	$10.99	31.3%
Bowling	$20.01	$15.49	29.2%

Groceries

Item	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.23	$4.30	21.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.85	$1.40	31.9%
Milk	$2.26	$2.20	2.6%
Potatoes	$2.75	$3.22	14.7%
Pizza	$13.02	$10.74	21.2%
Beer	$9.67	$9.60	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.30	$109.73	11.3%
Doctor	$105.52	$118.34	10.8%
Dentist	$102.17	$100.94	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.99	$9.93	0.6%
Lipitor	$494.12	$469.53	5.2%

Housing

Item	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$230,300.00	$184,700.00	24.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,777.54	$1,229.62	44.6%
Apartment Rent	$904.00	$949.00	4.7%

Transportation

Item	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$2.71	24.9%
Tire Balancing	$57.48	$51.86	10.8%

Utilities

Item	Countryside	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.38	$170.84	24.3%
Phone	$206.73	$187.18	10.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hodgkins, IL	1,960	87	12.7%
Dixmoor, IL	3,614	89	10.9%
Harvey, IL	25,625	92	8.2%
Hometown, IL	4,343	92	8.2%
Robbins, IL	5,216	92	8.0%
Countryside, IL	5,965	111	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sheridan, CO	5,965	100	0.0%
Minot AFB, ND	5,964	117	16.8%
Saint-Henri, QC	5,964	n/a
Simsbury Center, CT	5,968	126	25.8%
Dickson City, PA	5,970	95	4.8%
Countryside, IL	5,965	111	10.6%

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