Merrionette Park, IL Cost Of Living

Merrionette Park cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Merrionette Park	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	100	99	100
Index	Merrionette Park	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	115	101	100
Groceries index	108	97	100
Health care index	101	101	100
Housing index	73	95	100
Transportation index	127	105	100
Utilities index	90	96	100

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The cost of living in Merrionette Park is 1% higher than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Merrionette Park is equal to the national average.
The cost of housing in Merrionette Park is 27% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% 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	$53,309	$4,442	$1,244	$1,599
Renters	$35,682	$2,974	$833	$1,071

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	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$16.09	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$69.87	$37.33	87.2%
Toothpaste	$2.80	$2.45	14.3%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	1.7%
Movie	$13.72	$10.28	33.5%
Bowling	$8.00	$4.93	62.2%

Groceries

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$3.80	13.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.28	$1.40	8.1%
Milk	$1.95	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$3.79	$3.01	26.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$8.49	$8.90	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.00	$102.16	7.0%
Doctor	$100.00	$108.36	7.7%
Dentist	$102.33	$92.53	10.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.87	$9.28	6.4%
Lipitor	$414.41	$425.82	2.7%

Housing

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,100.00	$184,700.00	35.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,785.17	$1,202.44	48.5%
Apartment Rent	$890.00	$949.00	6.2%

Transportation

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$2.24	30.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.00	$46.29	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Merrionette Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$130.69	$165.96	21.3%
Phone	$29.99	$28.68	4.6%

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.
Hodgkins, IL	1,960	89	-11%
Dixmoor, IL	3,614	91	-9%
Ford Heights, IL	2,775	92	-8%
East Chicago, IN	28,961	92	-8%
Harvey, IL	25,625	94	-6%
Merrionette Park, IL	1,896	100	0%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cridersville, OH	1,896	86	-14%
Owingsville, KY	1,896	86	-14%
Hooker, OK	1,897	82	-18%
Liberty, IN	1,897	75	-25%
Browns Lake, WI	1,897	100	0%
Merrionette Park, IL	1,896	100	0%

Source: The Merrionette Park, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Merrionette Park, IL Cost of Living