| Index | Steeleville | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 53 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 112 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 97 | 100 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $17.00 | $17.49 | 2.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $39.71 | $38.17 | 4.0% |
| Toothpaste | $2.32 | $2.32 | 0.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.01 | 4.8% |
| Movie | $9.83 | $10.72 | 8.3% |
| Bowling | $14.83 | $13.86 | 7.0% |
| Item | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.01 | $3.90 | 2.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.40 | 19.7% |
| Milk | $1.90 | $1.96 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $3.49 | $3.18 | 9.6% |
| Pizza | $9.96 | $10.39 | 4.2% |
| Beer | $9.26 | $9.23 | 0.3% |
| Item | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $78.67 | $106.34 | 26.0% |
| Doctor | $71.67 | $115.25 | 37.8% |
| Dentist | $102.57 | $98.38 | 4.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.32 | $9.26 | 22.2% |
| Lipitor | $474.50 | $466.47 | 1.7% |
| Item | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $87,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 52.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $855.20 | $1,273.32 | 32.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $641.00 | $949.00 | 32.5% |
| Item | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.57 | $2.59 | 0.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $44.41 | $48.90 | 9.2% |
| Item | Steeleville | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $163.79 | $167.60 | 2.3% |
| Phone | $191.07 | $163.42 | 16.9% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lithium, MO | 30 | 96 | -4% |
| Rockwood, IL | 31 | 74 | -26% |
| Cutler, IL | 407 | 76 | -24% |
| Kaskaskia, IL | 20 | 79 | -21% |
| Ava, IL | 613 | 79 | -21% |
| Steeleville, IL | 2,327 | 83 | -17% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Olivia, MN | 2,327 | 88 | -12% |
| Sugarcreek, OH | 2,327 | 90 | -10% |
| San Juan Bautista, CA | 2,327 | 133 | 33% |
| Siesta Acres, TX | 2,328 | 80 | -20% |
| Red Lodge, MT | 2,328 | 104 | 4% |
| Steeleville, IL | 2,327 | 83 | -17% |
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