Cost Of Living in Waite Hill, OH

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56%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

190%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Waite Hill	Ohio	National
Cost of living	156	90	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	108	94	100
Housing	290	74	100
Transportation	94	96	100
Utilities	90	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Waite Hill is 73% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Waite Hill is 56% higher than the national average
Waite Hill housing is 190% higher than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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	$202,380	$16,865	$4,722	$6,072
Renters	$139,786	$11,649	$3,261	$4,194

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	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.48	$27.62	15.0%
Beauty Salon	$43.10	$51.11	15.7%
Toothpaste	$4.13	$4.09	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.67	$1.54	8.3%
Movie	$12.74	$12.88	1.1%
Yoga	$19.00	$19.66	3.4%

Groceries

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.64	$7.70	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.67	$4.73	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.31	$5.26	1.0%
Pizza	$11.89	$12.76	6.8%
Beer	$10.43	$10.55	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.68	$140.06	22.4%
Doctor	$130.33	$153.82	15.3%
Dentist	$127.00	$123.15	3.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.91	$11.73	1.5%
Lipitor	$34.76	$23.61	47.2%

Housing

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,182,102.00	$326,622.00	261.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,868.97	$2,480.25	24.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,785.00	$1,444.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.06	1.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.95	$65.21	23.4%

Utilities

Item	Waite Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.39	$220.12	14.4%
Phone	$191.69	$195.71	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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Cleveland, OH	17,563	81	18.7%
Kinsman Center, OH	674	83	16.6%
Highland Hills, OH	782	84	16.5%
Cleveland, OH	391,340	84	16.4%
Bainbridge village, OH	756	84	16.3%
Waite Hill, OH	550	156	55.7%

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