Nason, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 23%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 66%

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	Nason	Illinois	National
Cost of living	77	98	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	105	97	100
Health care	92	100	100
Housing	34	95	100
Transportation	95	112	100
Utilities	101	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Nason is 22% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Nason is 23% lower than the national average
Nason housing is 66% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975
Renters	$29,250	$2,438	$682	$878

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	Nason	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.00	$17.49	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$39.71	$38.17	4.0%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.32	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.01	4.8%
Movie	$9.83	$10.72	8.3%
Bowling	$14.83	$13.86	7.0%

Groceries

Item	Nason	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.01	$3.90	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.40	19.7%
Milk	$1.90	$1.96	3.2%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$9.96	$10.39	4.2%
Beer	$9.26	$9.23	0.3%

Health Care

Item	Nason	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.67	$106.34	26.0%
Doctor	$71.67	$115.25	37.8%
Dentist	$102.57	$98.38	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.32	$9.26	22.2%
Lipitor	$474.50	$466.47	1.7%

Housing

Item	Nason	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$43,600.00	$184,700.00	76.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$855.20	$1,273.32	32.8%
Apartment Rent	$545.00	$949.00	42.6%

Transportation

Item	Nason	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.59	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.41	$48.90	9.2%

Utilities

Item	Nason	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.79	$167.60	2.3%
Phone	$191.07	$163.42	16.9%

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.
Macedonia, IL	82	99	-1%
St. Johns, IL	234	75	-25%
Du Bois, IL	149	77	-23%
Tamaroa, IL	518	78	-22%
Buckner, IL	467	78	-22%
Nason, IL	266	77	-23%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Belvue, KS	266	85	-15%
Richland Springs, TX	266	76	-24%
Long Pine, NE	266	79	-21%
Industry, CA	266	132	32%
Parrottsville, TN	266	80	-20%
Nason, IL	266	77	-23%

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

Nason, IL Cost of Living