Lakewood Shores, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 6%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 22%

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	Lakewood Shores	Illinois	National
Cost of living	94	98	100
Goods & Services	98	98	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	110	100	100
Housing	78	95	100
Transportation	117	112	100
Utilities	90	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lakewood Shores is 5% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Lakewood Shores is 6% lower than the national average
Lakewood Shores housing is 22% 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	$56,677	$4,723	$1,322	$1,700
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Lakewood Shores	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	Lakewood Shores	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	Lakewood Shores	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	Lakewood Shores	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$139,600.00	$184,700.00	24.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,188.17	$1,273.32	6.7%
Apartment Rent	$783.00	$949.00	17.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Lakewood Shores	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%
Union Hill, IL	32	87	-13%
Kankakee, IL	26,424	88	-12%
Godley, IL	730	91	-9%
Dwight, IL	4,168	92	-8%
Lakewood Shores, IL	1,352	94	-6%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Toast, NC	1,352	86	-14%
Uhland, TX	1,352	83	-17%
Hoopers Creek, NC	1,352	103	3%
Little Round Lake, WI	1,352	84	-16%
Lawtell, LA	1,352	83	-17%
Lakewood Shores, IL	1,352	94	-6%

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