Hudson, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 5%

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	Hudson	Illinois	National
Cost of living	99	97	100
Goods & Services	108	96	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	99	98	100
Housing	95	95	100
Transportation	88	104	100
Utilities	97	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Hudson is 2% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Hudson is 1% lower than the national average
Hudson housing is 5% 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	$84,630	$7,053	$1,975	$2,539
Renters	$31,875	$2,656	$744	$956

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	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.08	$20.27	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$40.91	$40.39	1.3%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.36	13.1%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$11.07	$10.99	0.8%
Bowling	$17.25	$15.49	11.4%

Groceries

Item	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.51	$4.30	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.40	7.0%
Milk	$2.00	$2.20	9.4%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.22	6.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$10.74	0.4%
Beer	$9.36	$9.60	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$148.08	$109.73	35.0%
Doctor	$96.50	$118.34	18.5%
Dentist	$101.50	$100.94	0.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.40	$9.93	5.3%
Lipitor	$461.41	$469.53	1.7%

Housing

Item	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$180,000.00	$184,700.00	2.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,272.88	$1,229.62	3.5%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.76	$2.71	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$33.36	$51.86	35.7%

Utilities

Item	Hudson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.50	$170.84	5.5%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Stanford, IL	701	87	12.8%
Secor, IL	369	87	12.7%
Chenoa, IL	1,840	89	11.4%
Kappa, IL	246	89	11.2%
Cooksville, IL	170	89	11.1%
Hudson, IL	1,704	99	0.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Scenic, AZ	1,704	93	6.9%
Prairie Grove, IL	1,704	125	25.2%
Warren Park, IN	1,704	88	11.8%
Horton, KS	1,704	72	27.8%
Independence, LA	1,704	81	18.5%
Hudson, IL	1,704	99	0.7%

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