Limestone, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 15%

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	Limestone	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	97	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	85	95	100
Transportation	115	104	100
Utilities	91	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Limestone is 4% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Limestone is 7% lower than the national average
Limestone housing is 15% 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	$76,250	$6,354	$1,779	$2,288
Renters	$51,875	$4,323	$1,210	$1,556

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	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.94	$20.27	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.53	$40.39	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.68	$2.36	13.5%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	12.4%
Movie	$8.60	$10.99	21.7%
Bowling	$12.78	$15.49	17.5%

Groceries

Item	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$4.30	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.40	8.4%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	3.2%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.22	6.5%
Pizza	$12.00	$10.74	11.8%
Beer	$8.54	$9.60	11.0%

Health Care

Item	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.58	$109.73	31.8%
Doctor	$118.53	$118.34	0.2%
Dentist	$102.03	$100.94	1.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.30	$9.93	6.4%
Lipitor	$335.04	$469.53	28.6%

Housing

Item	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$151,000.00	$184,700.00	18.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$882.95	$1,229.62	28.2%
Apartment Rent	$871.00	$949.00	8.2%

Transportation

Item	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.83	$2.71	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$68.42	$51.86	31.9%

Utilities

Item	Limestone	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.31	$170.84	18.5%
Phone	$194.67	$187.18	4.0%

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.
Wilmington village, IL	144	79	20.9%
Kempton, IL	150	78	22.3%
Papineau, IL	198	82	17.6%
Cabery, IL	312	83	17.0%
Sun River Terrace, IL	459	84	16.4%
Limestone, IL	1,562	93	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Somerset, TX	1,562	85	15.0%
Grassland, MB	1,562	n/a
Blue Grass, IA	1,563	93	7.5%
East Berlin, PA	1,563	100	0.2%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA	1,561	105	4.7%
Limestone, IL	1,562	93	7.1%

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