Index | Monroe Center | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 90 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 94 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 105 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 75 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 109 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 97 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $75,000 | $6,250 | $1,750 | $2,250 |
Renters | $47,679 | $3,973 | $1,112 | $1,431 |
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 | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.10 | $17.49 | 7.9% |
Beauty Salon | $32.29 | $38.17 | 15.4% |
Toothpaste | $1.83 | $2.32 | 21.2% |
Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.01 | 1.8% |
Movie | $11.59 | $10.72 | 8.1% |
Bowling | $12.83 | $13.86 | 7.4% |
Item | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.91 | $3.90 | 0.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.40 | 6.8% |
Milk | $1.84 | $1.96 | 6.2% |
Potatoes | $3.23 | $3.18 | 1.5% |
Pizza | $10.49 | $10.39 | 0.9% |
Beer | $8.01 | $9.23 | 13.2% |
Item | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $70.14 | $106.34 | 34.0% |
Doctor | $151.00 | $115.25 | 31.0% |
Dentist | $96.67 | $98.38 | 1.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.74 | $9.26 | 5.2% |
Lipitor | $472.83 | $466.47 | 1.4% |
Item | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $130,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 29.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $833.50 | $1,273.32 | 34.5% |
Apartment Rent | $821.00 | $949.00 | 13.5% |
Item | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.94 | $2.59 | 13.6% |
Tire Balancing | $51.17 | $48.90 | 4.7% |
Item | Monroe Center | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.21 | $167.60 | 21.7% |
Phone | $188.52 | $163.42 | 15.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rockford, IL | 149,597 | 85 | -15% |
Garden Prairie, IL | 183 | 86 | -14% |
Belvidere, IL | 25,300 | 86 | -14% |
New Milford, IL | 644 | 87 | -13% |
Rochelle, IL | 9,385 | 88 | -12% |
Monroe Center, IL | 463 | 90 | -10% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Loop, TX | 463 | 75 | -25% |
Dow City, IA | 463 | 77 | -23% |
Wilmot, SD | 463 | 83 | -17% |
Dexter, KY | 463 | 100 | 0% |
Vann Crossroads, NC | 463 | 90 | -10% |
Monroe Center, IL | 463 | 90 | -10% |