Steeleville, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 20%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 47%

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	Steeleville	Illinois	National
Cost of living	80	97	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	89	98	100
Housing	53	95	100
Transportation	86	104	100
Utilities	94	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Steeleville is 17% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Steeleville is 20% lower than the national average
Steeleville housing is 47% 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	$58,269	$4,856	$1,360	$1,748
Renters	$35,625	$2,969	$831	$1,069

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	Steeleville	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	Steeleville	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	Steeleville	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	Steeleville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,300.00	$184,700.00	52.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$911.67	$1,229.62	25.9%
Apartment Rent	$641.00	$949.00	32.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Steeleville	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.
Lithium, MO	30	92	8.1%
Rockwood, IL	31	72	28.4%
Cutler, IL	407	74	26.2%
Kaskaskia, IL	20	77	23.5%
Ava, IL	613	77	23.2%
Steeleville, IL	2,327	80	19.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Juan Bautista, CA	2,327	141	40.8%
Olivia, MN	2,327	86	14.5%
Sugarcreek, OH	2,327	91	9.3%
Central Okanagan J, BC	2,327	n/a
Granville, WV	2,326	82	17.7%
Steeleville, IL	2,327	80	19.7%

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