Ingalls Park, Illinois Cost Of Living

Buy Rent

B-

Overall 10%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 34%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Ingalls Park	Illinois	National
Cost of living	90	98	100
Goods & Services	98	98	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	110	100	100
Housing	66	95	100
Transportation	117	112	100
Utilities	90	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Ingalls Park is 8% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Ingalls Park is 10% lower than the national average
Ingalls Park housing is 34% 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

For Sale For Rent

Find real estate listings

Find rental listings

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Ingalls Park

See all the best places to live around Ingalls Park

Compare Ingalls Park, IL Cost of Living

See all Ingalls Park poll results

The best places in Illinois

Here are the best places to live in Illinois

Check out the 10 safest cities in Illinois

See the best places to live in & around Ingalls Park

Top 10 best public schools in Ingalls Park

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$45,769	$3,814	$1,068	$1,373
Renters	$38,672	$3,223	$902	$1,160

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	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.28	$17.49	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$39.33	$38.17	3.0%
Toothpaste	$3.16	$2.32	36.2%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.01	5.1%
Movie	$10.54	$10.72	1.7%
Bowling	$15.50	$13.86	11.8%

Groceries

Item	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.90	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.40	16.1%
Milk	$2.16	$1.96	10.1%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.18	7.9%
Pizza	$10.68	$10.39	2.8%
Beer	$8.26	$9.23	10.5%

Health Care

Item	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.11	$106.34	0.7%
Doctor	$157.40	$115.25	36.6%
Dentist	$103.57	$98.38	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.97	$9.26	3.1%
Lipitor	$447.13	$466.47	4.1%

Housing

Item	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$92,600.00	$184,700.00	49.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,188.17	$1,273.32	6.7%
Apartment Rent	$983.00	$949.00	3.6%

Transportation

Item	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$2.59	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.78	$48.90	16.1%

Utilities

Item	Ingalls Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.81	$167.60	21.4%
Phone	$188.88	$163.42	15.6%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wilmington village, IL	144	79	-21%
Fairmont, IL	2,516	91	-9%
Preston Heights, IL	2,916	91	-9%
Rockdale, IL	2,151	94	-6%
Monee, IL	5,098	95	-5%
Ingalls Park, IL	2,872	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Akron, NY	2,872	87	-13%
West Sand Lake, NY	2,872	106	6%
Watkinsville, GA	2,872	103	3%
Lake Nacimiento, CA	2,871	134	34%
Garrettsville, OH	2,870	92	-8%
Ingalls Park, IL	2,872	90	-10%

Source: The Ingalls Park, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.