Index | Effingham | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 93 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 85 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 64 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities | 108 | 97 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $58,057 | $4,838 | $1,355 | $1,742 |
Renters | $30,983 | $2,582 | $723 | $930 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.66 | $17.49 | 12.4% |
Beauty Salon | $33.50 | $38.17 | 12.2% |
Toothpaste | $1.82 | $2.32 | 21.6% |
Shampoo | $0.89 | $1.01 | 12.0% |
Movie | $9.39 | $10.72 | 12.4% |
Bowling | $15.00 | $13.86 | 8.2% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.09 | $3.90 | 4.9% |
Fried Chicken | $0.87 | $1.40 | 37.7% |
Milk | $0.89 | $1.96 | 54.6% |
Potatoes | $3.91 | $3.18 | 22.8% |
Pizza | $9.49 | $10.39 | 8.7% |
Beer | $8.49 | $9.23 | 8.0% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $77.00 | $106.34 | 27.6% |
Doctor | $102.00 | $115.25 | 11.5% |
Dentist | $72.67 | $98.38 | 26.1% |
Ibuprofen | $7.98 | $9.26 | 13.8% |
Lipitor | $511.31 | $466.47 | 9.6% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $123,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 33.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,001.02 | $1,273.32 | 21.4% |
Apartment Rent | $557.00 | $949.00 | 41.3% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.86 | $2.59 | 10.3% |
Tire Balancing | $41.00 | $48.90 | 16.1% |
Item | Effingham | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $187.09 | $167.60 | 11.6% |
Phone | $188.52 | $163.42 | 15.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wheeler, IL | 131 | 76 | -24% |
Shumway, IL | 175 | 77 | -23% |
Beecher City, IL | 409 | 78 | -22% |
Mason, IL | 352 | 78 | -22% |
Edgewood, IL | 494 | 78 | -22% |
Effingham, IL | 12,650 | 86 | -14% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Moss Bluff, LA | 12,654 | 92 | -8% |
Goldenrod, FL | 12,659 | 94 | -6% |
Loveland, OH | 12,641 | 97 | -3% |
Lincolnwood, IL | 12,637 | 135 | 35% |
Carnot-Moon, PA | 12,664 | 99 | -1% |
Effingham, IL | 12,650 | 86 | -14% |