Cullom, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 15%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 54%

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	Cullom	Illinois	National
Cost of living	85	98	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	110	97	100
Health care	108	100	100
Housing	46	95	100
Transportation	126	112	100
Utilities	90	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Cullom is 14% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Cullom is 15% lower than the national average
Cullom housing is 54% 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	$50,938	$4,245	$1,188	$1,528
Renters	$19,625	$1,635	$458	$589

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	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.33	$17.49	4.8%
Beauty Salon	$32.33	$38.17	15.3%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.32	3.5%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.01	3.2%
Movie	$7.75	$10.72	27.7%
Bowling	$13.33	$13.86	3.8%

Groceries

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$3.90	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.31	$1.40	65.5%
Milk	$1.96	$1.96	0.1%
Potatoes	$3.26	$3.18	2.4%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$8.16	$9.23	11.6%

Health Care

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.33	$106.34	35.7%
Doctor	$121.33	$115.25	5.3%
Dentist	$107.00	$98.38	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.79	$9.26	5.1%
Lipitor	$496.00	$466.47	6.3%

Housing

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,800.00	$184,700.00	59.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$950.82	$1,273.32	25.3%
Apartment Rent	$549.00	$949.00	42.1%

Transportation

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$2.59	25.4%
Tire Balancing	$63.98	$48.90	30.9%

Utilities

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.81	$167.60	21.4%
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.
Kempton, IL	150	81	-19%
Thawville, IL	193	82	-18%
Emington, IL	75	84	-16%
Chatsworth, IL	1,007	84	-16%
Saunemin, IL	331	85	-15%
Cullom, IL	595	85	-15%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Douglas City, CA	595	115	15%
Idaville, IN	595	86	-14%
Buda, IL	595	84	-16%
Beaver City, NE	595	74	-26%
Mayesville, SC	595	84	-16%
Cullom, IL	595	85	-15%

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

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