Ford Heights, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 13%

Housing 52%

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	Ford Heights	Illinois	National
Cost of living	90	97	100
Goods & Services	113	96	100
Groceries	104	97	100
Health care	98	98	100
Housing	48	95	100
Transportation	119	104	100
Utilities	91	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Ford Heights is 7% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Ford Heights is 10% lower than the national average
Ford Heights housing is 52% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$31,310	$2,609	$731	$939
Renters	$16,434	$1,370	$383	$493

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	Ford Heights	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	Ford Heights	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	Ford Heights	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	Ford Heights	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,800.00	$184,700.00	68.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,777.54	$1,229.62	44.6%
Apartment Rent	$819.00	$949.00	13.7%

Transportation

Item	Ford Heights	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$2.71	24.9%
Tire Balancing	$57.48	$51.86	10.8%

Utilities

Item	Ford Heights	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.
Dixmoor, IL	3,614	89	10.9%
Gary, IN	77,858	90	9.8%
East Chicago, IN	28,961	91	9.5%
Harvey, IL	25,625	92	8.2%
Robbins, IL	5,216	92	8.0%
Ford Heights, IL	2,775	90	9.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bawcomville, LA	2,775	77	23.0%
Nicholson, MS	2,775	82	17.7%
Emerson-Franklin, MB	2,775	n/a
Green Forest, AR	2,774	80	19.6%
Freedom, CA	2,774	142	42.4%
Ford Heights, IL	2,775	90	9.7%

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