Cost Of Living in Elliott, IL

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

50%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Elliott	Illinois	National
Cost of living	83	96	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	95	100
Housing	50	95	100
Transportation	97	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Elliott is 13% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Elliott is 17% lower than the national average
Elliott housing is 50% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 91% 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	$52,500	$4,375	$1,225	$1,575
Renters	$38,750	$3,229	$904	$1,163

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	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.06	$24.26	13.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.72	$45.56	8.4%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.8%
Movie	$11.83	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$19.67	$18.00	9.3%

Groceries

Item	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$5.07	$4.93	2.8%
Pizza	$12.37	$12.09	2.3%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.61	$125.68	34.3%
Doctor	$126.67	$135.78	6.7%
Dentist	$88.75	$113.29	21.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.65	2.9%
Lipitor	$448.14	$468.60	4.4%

Housing

Item	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,796.65	$2,346.69	23.4%
Apartment Rent	$693.00	$949.00	27.0%

Transportation

Item	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.63	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$47.39	$59.92	20.9%

Utilities

Item	Elliott	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.84	$193.99	18.1%
Phone	$198.03	$192.25	3.0%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Strawn, IL	85	82	18.4%
Foosland, IL	53	79	21.2%
Ludlow, IL	426	80	20.0%
Thawville, IL	225	79	21.3%
Melvin, IL	397	82	18.4%
Elliott, IL	310	83	16.6%

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Elliott, IL	310	83	16.6%