Rising Sun, Indiana Cost Of Living

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

39%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Rising Sun	Indiana	National
Cost of living	87	89	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	96	94	100
Health care	98	96	100
Housing	61	72	100
Transportation	103	99	100
Utilities	88	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rising Sun is 3% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Rising Sun is 13% lower than the national average
Rising Sun housing is 39% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 43% 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	$51,250	$4,271	$1,196	$1,538
Renters	$20,543	$1,712	$479	$616

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.23%	3.23%

Goods & Services

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.92	$20.27	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$40.87	$40.39	1.2%
Toothpaste	$1.97	$2.36	16.5%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.08	15.1%
Movie	$13.19	$10.99	20.0%
Bowling	$12.60	$15.49	18.7%

Groceries

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.23	$4.30	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.40	10.3%
Milk	$1.60	$2.20	27.4%
Potatoes	$3.11	$3.22	3.4%
Pizza	$10.50	$10.74	2.2%
Beer	$8.88	$9.60	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.13	$109.73	7.8%
Doctor	$112.13	$118.34	5.2%
Dentist	$101.55	$100.94	0.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.14	$9.93	8.0%
Lipitor	$484.40	$469.53	3.2%

Housing

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$105,800.00	$184,700.00	42.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,029.14	$1,229.62	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$674.00	$949.00	29.0%

Transportation

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.71	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$56.53	$51.86	9.0%

Utilities

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.41	$170.84	20.2%
Phone	$183.28	$187.18	2.1%

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.
Florence, IN	75	97	2.6%
Shawnee village, OH	541	80	20.2%
Patriot, IN	350	83	16.8%
Petersburg, KY	469	83	16.7%
Vevay, IN	1,473	84	16.3%
Rising Sun, IN	2,370	87	13.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Terre du Lac, MO	2,370	88	11.7%
Hertford, NC	2,370	89	11.4%
Woodsfield, OH	2,370	81	18.8%
Pacolet, SC	2,369	82	17.9%
Lillooet, BC	2,369	n/a
Rising Sun, IN	2,370	87	13.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.