Secor, Illinois Cost Of Living

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

45%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Secor	Illinois	National
Cost of living	87	97	100
Goods & Services	108	96	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	99	98	100
Housing	55	95	100
Transportation	88	104	100
Utilities	97	96	100

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The cost of living in Secor is 10% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Secor is 13% lower than the national average
Secor housing is 45% 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	$52,500	$4,375	$1,225	$1,575
Renters	$43,333	$3,611	$1,011	$1,300

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	Secor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.08	$20.27	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$40.91	$40.39	1.3%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.36	13.1%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$11.07	$10.99	0.8%
Bowling	$17.25	$15.49	11.4%

Groceries

Item	Secor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.51	$4.30	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.40	7.0%
Milk	$2.00	$2.20	9.4%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.22	6.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$10.74	0.4%
Beer	$9.36	$9.60	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Secor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$148.08	$109.73	35.0%
Doctor	$96.50	$118.34	18.5%
Dentist	$101.50	$100.94	0.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.40	$9.93	5.3%
Lipitor	$461.41	$469.53	1.7%

Housing

Item	Secor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$81,900.00	$184,700.00	55.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,272.88	$1,229.62	3.5%
Apartment Rent	$758.00	$949.00	20.1%

Transportation

Item	Secor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.76	$2.71	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$33.36	$51.86	35.7%

Utilities

Item	Secor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.50	$170.84	5.5%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Dana, IL	121	82	17.6%
Washburn, IL	1,007	82	18.2%
Minonk, IL	2,151	88	11.8%
Benson, IL	458	83	17.2%
Flanagan, IL	1,069	89	11.3%
Secor, IL	369	87	12.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calion, AR	369	75	25.3%
Shirley, AR	369	76	23.9%
Farnhamville, IA	369	78	21.6%
Dunmor, KY	369	79	20.8%
Geneva, MN	369	88	12.2%
Secor, IL	369	87	12.7%

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