Oakdale, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 23%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 58%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Oakdale	Illinois	National
Cost of living	77	97	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	89	98	100
Housing	42	95	100
Transportation	86	104	100
Utilities	94	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Oakdale is 21% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Oakdale is 23% lower than the national average
Oakdale housing is 58% 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	$50,625	$4,219	$1,181	$1,519
Renters	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106

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	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.12	$20.27	10.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.88	$40.39	8.7%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.36	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.08	4.7%
Movie	$10.31	$10.99	6.1%
Bowling	$15.50	$15.49	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.4%
Milk	$1.78	$2.20	19.2%
Potatoes	$2.97	$3.22	7.6%
Pizza	$9.94	$10.74	7.4%
Beer	$9.32	$9.60	2.9%

Health Care

Item	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.63	$109.73	32.0%
Doctor	$81.57	$118.34	31.1%
Dentist	$95.49	$100.94	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.23	$9.93	13.1%
Lipitor	$472.52	$469.53	0.6%

Housing

Item	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,200.00	$184,700.00	57.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$911.67	$1,229.62	25.9%
Apartment Rent	$388.00	$949.00	59.1%

Transportation

Item	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.51	$2.71	7.4%
Tire Balancing	$39.30	$51.86	24.2%

Utilities

Item	Oakdale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$146.59	$170.84	14.2%
Phone	$197.28	$187.18	5.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Darmstadt, IL	0	92	8.1%
Tamaroa, IL	518	75	25.1%
Pinckneyville, IL	5,422	77	22.7%
Hoyleton, IL	568	77	22.6%
Coulterville, IL	934	77	22.6%
Oakdale, IL	181	77	23.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	112	11.7%
Mosquito Lake, AK	181	112	12.4%
Concho, AZ	181	108	8.1%
Fairhaven, CA	181	123	23.5%
Bethel, DE	181	111	10.9%
Oakdale, IL	181	77	23.0%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.