Index | Grand Tower | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 76 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 31 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 95 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities | 101 | 97 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $37,500 | $3,125 | $875 | $1,125 |
Renters | $20,625 | $1,719 | $481 | $619 |
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 | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.00 | $17.49 | 2.8% |
Beauty Salon | $39.71 | $38.17 | 4.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.32 | $2.32 | 0.0% |
Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.01 | 4.8% |
Movie | $9.83 | $10.72 | 8.3% |
Bowling | $14.83 | $13.86 | 7.0% |
Item | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.01 | $3.90 | 2.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.40 | 19.7% |
Milk | $1.90 | $1.96 | 3.2% |
Potatoes | $3.49 | $3.18 | 9.6% |
Pizza | $9.96 | $10.39 | 4.2% |
Beer | $9.26 | $9.23 | 0.3% |
Item | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $78.67 | $106.34 | 26.0% |
Doctor | $71.67 | $115.25 | 37.8% |
Dentist | $102.57 | $98.38 | 4.3% |
Ibuprofen | $11.32 | $9.26 | 22.2% |
Lipitor | $474.50 | $466.47 | 1.7% |
Item | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $42,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 77.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $855.20 | $1,273.32 | 32.8% |
Apartment Rent | $466.00 | $949.00 | 50.9% |
Item | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.57 | $2.59 | 0.7% |
Tire Balancing | $44.41 | $48.90 | 9.2% |
Item | Grand Tower | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.79 | $167.60 | 2.3% |
Phone | $191.07 | $163.42 | 16.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rockwood, IL | 31 | 74 | -26% |
Gorham, IL | 137 | 75 | -25% |
Anna, IL | 4,332 | 79 | -21% |
Cobden, IL | 1,359 | 80 | -20% |
Alto Pass, IL | 382 | 80 | -20% |
Grand Tower, IL | 457 | 76 | -24% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chattanooga, OK | 457 | 81 | -19% |
Mineral Point, MO | 457 | 76 | -24% |
Floodwood, MN | 457 | 86 | -14% |
Goldfield, NV | 457 | 81 | -19% |
Hammond, IL | 457 | 80 | -20% |
Grand Tower, IL | 457 | 76 | -24% |