Cullom, Illinois Cost Of Living

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

54%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Cullom	Illinois	National
Cost of living	81	97	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	46	95	100
Transportation	115	104	100
Utilities	91	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cullom is 16% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Cullom is 19% lower than the national average
Cullom housing is 54% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 119% 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	$19.94	$20.27	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.53	$40.39	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.68	$2.36	13.5%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	12.4%
Movie	$8.60	$10.99	21.7%
Bowling	$12.78	$15.49	17.5%

Groceries

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$4.30	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.40	8.4%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	3.2%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.22	6.5%
Pizza	$12.00	$10.74	11.8%
Beer	$8.54	$9.60	11.0%

Health Care

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.58	$109.73	31.8%
Doctor	$118.53	$118.34	0.2%
Dentist	$102.03	$100.94	1.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.30	$9.93	6.4%
Lipitor	$335.04	$469.53	28.6%

Housing

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,800.00	$184,700.00	59.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$882.95	$1,229.62	28.2%
Apartment Rent	$549.00	$949.00	42.1%

Transportation

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.83	$2.71	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$68.42	$51.86	31.9%

Utilities

Item	Cullom	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.31	$170.84	18.5%
Phone	$194.67	$187.18	4.0%

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.
Kempton, IL	150	78	22.3%
Thawville, IL	193	79	21.0%
Emington, IL	75	81	19.2%
Chatsworth, IL	1,007	81	19.0%
Saunemin, IL	331	81	18.5%
Cullom, IL	595	81	18.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Douglas City, CA	595	114	13.6%
Brighton, IA	595	84	15.8%
Sutherland, IA	595	80	20.5%
Buda, IL	595	79	21.3%
Idaville, IN	595	86	14.3%
Cullom, IL	595	81	18.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.