Index | Merrionette Park | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 109 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 73 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 125 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 97 | 100 |
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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.00 | $17.49 | 25.8% |
Beauty Salon | $69.77 | $38.17 | 82.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.69 | $2.32 | 15.9% |
Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.01 | 9.1% |
Movie | $14.86 | $10.72 | 38.6% |
Bowling | $19.00 | $13.86 | 37.1% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.07 | $3.90 | 4.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.40 | 24.7% |
Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
Potatoes | $3.74 | $3.18 | 17.5% |
Pizza | $10.00 | $10.39 | 3.8% |
Beer | $8.14 | $9.23 | 11.8% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.00 | $106.34 | 8.8% |
Doctor | $105.00 | $115.25 | 8.9% |
Dentist | $102.00 | $98.38 | 3.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.95 | $9.26 | 7.4% |
Lipitor | $494.16 | $466.47 | 5.9% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $119,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 35.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,857.61 | $1,273.32 | 45.9% |
Apartment Rent | $890.00 | $949.00 | 6.2% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.42 | $2.59 | 31.8% |
Tire Balancing | $57.00 | $48.90 | 16.6% |
Item | Merrionette Park | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.81 | $167.60 | 21.4% |
Phone | $200.46 | $163.42 | 22.7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hodgkins, IL | 1,960 | 87 | -13% |
Dixmoor, IL | 3,614 | 89 | -11% |
Ford Heights, IL | 2,775 | 90 | -10% |
East Chicago, IN | 28,961 | 90 | -10% |
Harvey, IL | 25,625 | 91 | -9% |
Merrionette Park, IL | 1,896 | 97 | -3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Owingsville, KY | 1,896 | 85 | -15% |
Cridersville, OH | 1,896 | 87 | -13% |
Leesport, PA | 1,895 | 91 | -9% |
Vernonia, OR | 1,895 | 108 | 8% |
Liberty, IN | 1,897 | 75 | -25% |
Merrionette Park, IL | 1,896 | 97 | -3% |