Downers Grove, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 63%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Downers Grove	Illinois	National
Cost of living	118	97	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	110	99	100
Housing	163	95	100
Transportation	110	106	100
Utilities	89	94	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Downers Grove is 21% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Downers Grove is 18% higher than the national average
Downers Grove housing is 63% 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	$105,327	$8,777	$2,457	$3,160
Renters	$41,031	$3,419	$957	$1,231

The affordability of the housing market in Downers Grove, IL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Downers Grove homeowners, the median income is $105,327. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,457 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $41,031. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $957 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.12	$18.62	8.0%
Beauty Salon	$37.89	$39.05	3.0%
Toothpaste	$2.73	$2.34	16.7%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.06	1.9%
Movie	$10.54	$10.68	1.4%
Bowling	$15.50	$14.67	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.97	$4.22	17.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.39	6.9%
Milk	$1.69	$2.05	17.5%
Potatoes	$3.81	$3.29	15.9%
Pizza	$10.98	$10.62	3.4%
Beer	$8.53	$9.38	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.11	$108.57	1.3%
Doctor	$157.40	$116.17	35.5%
Dentist	$103.57	$99.13	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.15	$9.68	5.5%
Lipitor	$447.13	$466.92	4.2%

Housing

Item	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$331,600.00	$184,700.00	79.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$995.50	$1,197.42	16.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,181.00	$949.00	24.4%

Transportation

Item	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$2.22	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.78	$50.07	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Downers Grove	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$130.12	$167.67	22.4%
Phone	$191.29	$175.64	8.9%

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.
Hodgkins, IL	1,960	88	-12%
Hometown, IL	4,343	92	-8%
Cicero, IL	83,972	99	-1%
Crestwood, IL	10,989	99	-1%
Bellwood, IL	19,146	99	-1%
Downers Grove, IL	49,555	118	18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wilson, NC	49,558	91	-9%
Logan, UT	49,539	92	-8%
Olympia, WA	49,608	117	17%
Florin, CA	49,486	109	9%
Galveston, TX	49,443	95	-5%
Downers Grove, IL	49,555	118	18%

Source: The Downers Grove, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.