Index | Oak Forest | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 98 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 98 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 117 | 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 | $83,930 | $6,994 | $1,958 | $2,518 |
Renters | $39,911 | $3,326 | $931 | $1,197 |
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 | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.28 | $17.49 | 10.2% |
Beauty Salon | $39.33 | $38.17 | 3.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.16 | $2.32 | 36.2% |
Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.01 | 5.1% |
Movie | $10.54 | $10.72 | 1.7% |
Bowling | $15.50 | $13.86 | 11.8% |
Item | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.96 | $3.90 | 1.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.40 | 16.1% |
Milk | $2.16 | $1.96 | 10.1% |
Potatoes | $2.93 | $3.18 | 7.9% |
Pizza | $10.68 | $10.39 | 2.8% |
Beer | $8.26 | $9.23 | 10.5% |
Item | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $107.11 | $106.34 | 0.7% |
Doctor | $157.40 | $115.25 | 36.6% |
Dentist | $103.57 | $98.38 | 5.3% |
Ibuprofen | $8.97 | $9.26 | 3.1% |
Lipitor | $447.13 | $466.47 | 4.1% |
Item | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $182,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,188.17 | $1,273.32 | 6.7% |
Apartment Rent | $923.00 | $949.00 | 2.7% |
Item | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.10 | $2.59 | 19.7% |
Tire Balancing | $56.78 | $48.90 | 16.1% |
Item | Oak Forest | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.81 | $167.60 | 21.4% |
Phone | $188.88 | $163.42 | 15.6% |
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% |
Harvey, IL | 25,625 | 91 | -9% |
Hometown, IL | 4,343 | 91 | -9% |
Oak Forest, IL | 28,055 | 100 | 0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Carlsbad, NM | 28,079 | 89 | -11% |
Harrison, NY | 28,082 | 194 | 94% |
Enterprise, AL | 28,025 | 95 | -5% |
Desert Hot Springs, CA | 28,092 | 102 | 2% |
Central, LA | 28,017 | 100 | 0% |
Oak Forest, IL | 28,055 | 100 | 0% |