Mettawa, IL Cost Of Living

Mettawa 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	Mettawa	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	220	99	100
Index	Mettawa	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	115	101	100
Groceries index	108	97	100
Health care index	101	101	100
Housing index	474	95	100
Transportation index	127	105	100
Utilities index	90	96	100

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The cost of living in Mettawa is 123% higher than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Mettawa is 120% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mettawa is 374% higher 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	$175,625	$14,635	$4,098	$5,269
Renters	$66,607	$5,551	$1,554	$1,998

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	Mettawa	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	Mettawa	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	Mettawa	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	Mettawa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$875,000.00	$184,700.00	373.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,785.17	$1,202.44	48.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Mettawa	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.
Park City, IL	7,402	88	-12%
Waukegan, IL	88,159	100	0%
Zion, IL	24,195	91	-9%
North Chicago, IL	30,023	100	0%
Fox Lake, IL	10,434	102	2%
Mettawa, IL	462	220	120%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Willshire, OH	462	82	-18%
Donnelsville, OH	462	91	-9%
West Jefferson, AL	462	82	-18%
Fisher, MN	462	89	-11%
Lashmeet, WV	462	82	-18%
Mettawa, IL	462	220	120%

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

Mettawa, IL Cost of Living