Elk Grove Village, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 13%

Housing 33%

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	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	National
Cost of living	116	97	100
Goods & Services	113	96	100
Groceries	104	97	100
Health care	98	98	100
Housing	133	95	100
Transportation	119	104	100
Utilities	91	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Elk Grove Village is 19% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Elk Grove Village is 16% higher than the national average
Elk Grove Village housing is 33% 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	$86,231	$7,186	$2,012	$2,587
Renters	$43,420	$3,618	$1,013	$1,303

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Elk Grove Village is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Elk Grove Village has a median income of about $86,231 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,012 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $43,420. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,013 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.95	$20.27	72.4%
Beauty Salon	$59.38	$40.39	47.0%
Toothpaste	$2.43	$2.36	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.08	1.7%
Movie	$14.42	$10.99	31.3%
Bowling	$20.01	$15.49	29.2%

Groceries

Item	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.23	$4.30	21.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.85	$1.40	31.9%
Milk	$2.26	$2.20	2.6%
Potatoes	$2.75	$3.22	14.7%
Pizza	$13.02	$10.74	21.2%
Beer	$9.67	$9.60	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.30	$109.73	11.3%
Doctor	$105.52	$118.34	10.8%
Dentist	$102.17	$100.94	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.99	$9.93	0.6%
Lipitor	$494.12	$469.53	5.2%

Housing

Item	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$259,600.00	$184,700.00	40.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,777.54	$1,229.62	44.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,082.00	$949.00	14.0%

Transportation

Item	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$2.71	24.9%
Tire Balancing	$57.48	$51.86	10.8%

Utilities

Item	Elk Grove Village	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.38	$170.84	24.3%
Phone	$206.73	$187.18	10.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cicero, IL	83,972	99	1.4%
Bellwood, IL	19,146	99	0.9%
Maywood, IL	24,029	100	0.3%
Stone Park, IL	4,936	100	0.2%
Broadview, IL	7,915	100	0.1%
Elk Grove Village, IL	33,251	116	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oswego, IL	33,245	111	11.3%
Wenatchee, WA	33,257	103	2.6%
Fair Lawn, NJ	33,205	135	35.4%
Manitowoc, WI	33,183	86	14.2%
Menlo Park, CA	33,319	286	186.1%
Elk Grove Village, IL	33,251	116	15.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.