Dalzell, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 26%

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	Dalzell	Illinois	National
Cost of living	92	98	100
Goods & Services	103	98	100
Groceries	91	97	100
Health care	95	100	100
Housing	74	95	100
Transportation	108	112	100
Utilities	98	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Dalzell is 6% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Dalzell is 8% lower than the national average
Dalzell housing is 26% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$61,042	$5,087	$1,424	$1,831
Renters	$30,625	$2,552	$715	$919

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	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.00	$17.49	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$32.50	$38.17	14.9%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.32	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.71	$1.01	69.0%
Movie	$7.91	$10.72	26.2%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.24	$3.90	16.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.03	$1.40	26.2%
Milk	$1.04	$1.96	47.0%
Potatoes	$3.11	$3.18	2.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.39	5.7%
Beer	$7.99	$9.23	13.4%

Health Care

Item	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.88	$106.34	20.3%
Doctor	$106.50	$115.25	7.6%
Dentist	$87.50	$98.38	11.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.99	$9.26	7.9%
Lipitor	$452.52	$466.47	3.0%

Housing

Item	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$130,300.00	$184,700.00	29.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,056.27	$1,273.32	17.0%
Apartment Rent	$769.00	$949.00	19.0%

Transportation

Item	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.99	$2.59	15.3%
Tire Balancing	$48.00	$48.90	1.8%

Utilities

Item	Dalzell	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.13	$167.60	6.2%
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.
Bureau Junction, IL	219	82	-18%
De Pue, IL	1,661	83	-17%
Leonore, IL	90	84	-16%
Standard, IL	234	85	-15%
Cherry, IL	478	86	-14%
Dalzell, IL	719	92	-8%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Neffs, OH	719	86	-14%
Humboldt, SD	719	86	-14%
Stewardson, IL	719	79	-21%
Iron Station, NC	719	95	-5%
McKinley Heights, OH	719	84	-16%
Dalzell, IL	719	92	-8%

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

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