Toledo, Ohio Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 50%

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	Toledo	Ohio	National
Cost of living	84	91	100
Goods & Services	100	99	100
Groceries	101	99	100
Health care	95	97	100
Housing	50	73	100
Transportation	98	98	100
Utilities	89	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Toledo is 8% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Toledo is 16% lower than the national average
Toledo housing is 50% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 16% 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	$50,318	$4,193	$1,174	$1,510
Renters	$21,416	$1,785	$500	$643

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Toledo, OH, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Toledo, the median monthly income is $50,318 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,174 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $21,416, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $500 on monthly rental expenses.

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.85%	4.797%

Goods & Services

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.64	$20.27	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$32.81	$40.39	18.8%
Toothpaste	$2.10	$2.36	11.1%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.08	26.7%
Movie	$11.52	$10.99	4.9%
Bowling	$12.00	$15.49	22.5%

Groceries

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$4.30	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.7%
Milk	$2.77	$2.20	25.6%
Potatoes	$3.30	$3.22	2.4%
Pizza	$11.16	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$9.22	$9.60	4.0%

Health Care

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.67	$109.73	16.5%
Doctor	$105.89	$118.34	10.5%
Dentist	$93.08	$100.94	7.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.44	$9.93	5.1%
Lipitor	$513.32	$469.53	9.3%

Housing

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,800.00	$184,700.00	57.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,006.79	$1,229.62	18.1%
Apartment Rent	$651.00	$949.00	31.4%

Transportation

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.71	$2.71	0.0%
Tire Balancing	$49.67	$51.86	4.2%

Utilities

Item	Toledo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.16	$170.84	17.4%
Phone	$182.11	$187.18	2.7%

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.
Harbor View, OH	52	80	20.3%
Clay Center, OH	337	84	15.9%
Walbridge, OH	3,072	84	15.6%
Luna Pier, MI	1,395	90	9.5%
Genoa, OH	2,352	87	13.3%
Toledo, OH	280,854	84	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Newark, NJ	280,139	111	11.0%
Greensboro, NC	282,177	90	9.5%
Plano, TX	279,088	114	14.4%
Henderson, NV	277,872	109	9.4%
Toledo, OH	280,854	84	16.4%

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