Cost Of Living in Lower Salem, OH

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

29%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Lower Salem	Ohio	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	95	100	100
Groceries	96	101	100
Health care	92	98	100
Housing	71	73	100
Transportation	94	100	100
Utilities	94	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lower Salem is 5% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Lower Salem is 12% lower than the national average
Lower Salem housing is 29% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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	$78,125	$6,510	$1,823	$2,344
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.44	$24.26	21.4%
Beauty Salon	$49.17	$45.56	7.9%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.5%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.4%
Bowling	$17.17	$18.00	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$11.17	$12.09	7.6%
Beer	$10.15	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.67	$125.68	0.8%
Doctor	$137.65	$135.78	1.4%
Dentist	$100.44	$113.29	11.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.20	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,300.00	$184,700.00	57.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,880.59	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,292.00	$949.00	36.1%

Transportation

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$47.54	$59.92	20.7%

Utilities

Item	Lower Salem	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.61	$193.99	7.9%
Phone	$185.45	$192.25	3.5%

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.
Graysville, OH	67	95	5.2%
Macksburg, OH	171	78	21.5%
Lewisville, OH	180	80	19.6%
Caldwell, OH	2,243	82	17.7%
Belmont, WV	965	82	17.6%
Lower Salem, OH	126	88	12.5%

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