Crystal Lawns, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 22%

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	Crystal Lawns	Illinois	National
Cost of living	107	98	100
Goods & Services	98	98	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	110	100	100
Housing	122	95	100
Transportation	117	112	100
Utilities	90	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Crystal Lawns is 9% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Crystal Lawns is 7% higher than the national average
Crystal Lawns housing is 22% 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	$75,250	$6,271	$1,756	$2,258
Renters	$77,049	$6,421	$1,798	$2,312

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	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.28	$17.49	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$39.33	$38.17	3.0%
Toothpaste	$3.16	$2.32	36.2%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.01	5.1%
Movie	$10.54	$10.72	1.7%
Bowling	$15.50	$13.86	11.8%

Groceries

Item	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.90	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.40	16.1%
Milk	$2.16	$1.96	10.1%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.18	7.9%
Pizza	$10.68	$10.39	2.8%
Beer	$8.26	$9.23	10.5%

Health Care

Item	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.11	$106.34	0.7%
Doctor	$157.40	$115.25	36.6%
Dentist	$103.57	$98.38	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.97	$9.26	3.1%
Lipitor	$447.13	$466.47	4.1%

Housing

Item	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$146,800.00	$184,700.00	20.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,188.17	$1,273.32	6.7%
Apartment Rent	$2,090.00	$949.00	120.2%

Transportation

Item	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$2.59	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.78	$48.90	16.1%

Utilities

Item	Crystal Lawns	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.81	$167.60	21.4%
Phone	$188.88	$163.42	15.6%

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.
Ingalls Park, IL	2,872	90	-10%
Fairmont, IL	2,516	91	-9%
Preston Heights, IL	2,916	91	-9%
Rockdale, IL	2,151	94	-6%
Elwood, IL	2,144	97	-3%
Crystal Lawns, IL	2,263	107	7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hampton Beach, NH	2,264	123	23%
Elmwood, IL	2,262	88	-12%
Kamas, UT	2,262	106	6%
Brownsville, PA	2,262	77	-23%
Gumlog, GA	2,264	91	-9%
Crystal Lawns, IL	2,263	107	7%

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