Monroe Center, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 25%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	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

Key findings

The cost of living in Monroe Center is 8% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Monroe Center is 10% lower than the national average
Monroe Center housing is 25% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 101% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$75,000	$6,250	$1,750	$2,250
Renters	$47,679	$3,973	$1,112	$1,431

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	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

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%

Groceries

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%

Health Care

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%

Housing

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%

Transportation

Item	Monroe Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.94	$2.59	13.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.17	$48.90	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Monroe Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.21	$167.60	21.7%
Phone	$188.52	$163.42	15.4%

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.
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%

Cities with similar population

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%

Source: The Monroe Center, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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