Jonesboro, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 51%

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	Jonesboro	Illinois	National
Cost of living	82	98	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	105	97	100
Health care	92	100	100
Housing	49	95	100
Transportation	95	112	100
Utilities	101	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Jonesboro is 17% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Jonesboro is 18% lower than the national average
Jonesboro housing is 51% 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	$51,875	$4,323	$1,210	$1,556
Renters	$15,583	$1,299	$364	$468

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	Jonesboro	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%

Groceries

Item	Jonesboro	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%

Health Care

Item	Jonesboro	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%

Housing

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,800.00	$184,700.00	55.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$855.20	$1,273.32	32.8%
Apartment Rent	$558.00	$949.00	41.2%

Transportation

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.59	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.41	$48.90	9.2%

Utilities

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.79	$167.60	2.3%
Phone	$191.07	$163.42	16.9%

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.
Mill Creek, IL	41	99	-1%
Grand Tower, IL	457	76	-24%
Tamms, IL	749	79	-21%
Anna, IL	4,332	79	-21%
McClure, IL	417	79	-21%
Jonesboro, IL	2,005	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bellport, NY	2,005	151	51%
Burnham, PA	2,005	87	-13%
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	2,005	130	30%
Cheney, KS	2,005	89	-11%
Conyngham, PA	2,005	99	-1%
Jonesboro, IL	2,005	82	-18%

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

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