Cost Of Living in Westfield Center, OH

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Overall NAT. AVG.

15%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

29%

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	Westfield Center	Ohio	National
Cost of living	101	90	100
Goods & Services	85	96	100
Groceries	92	99	100
Health care	75	94	100
Housing	129	74	100
Transportation	87	96	100
Utilities	102	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Westfield Center is 12% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Westfield Center is 1% higher than the national average
Westfield Center housing is 29% 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	$144,151	$12,013	$3,363	$4,325
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.52	$27.62	29.3%
Beauty Salon	$39.36	$51.11	23.0%
Toothpaste	$4.32	$4.09	5.6%
Shampoo	$1.62	$1.54	5.1%
Movie	$7.06	$12.88	45.2%
Yoga	$8.32	$19.66	57.7%

Groceries

Item	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.68	$7.70	12.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.66	5.0%
Milk	$4.42	$4.73	6.6%
Potatoes	$5.81	$5.26	10.5%
Pizza	$12.40	$12.76	2.8%
Beer	$10.07	$10.55	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.85	$140.06	37.3%
Doctor	$118.50	$153.82	23.0%
Dentist	$110.06	$123.15	10.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$11.73	13.1%
Lipitor	$10.70	$23.61	54.7%

Housing

Item	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$412,087.00	$326,622.00	26.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,843.06	$2,480.25	25.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,975.00	$1,444.00	36.8%

Transportation

Item	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.95	$3.06	3.5%
Tire Balancing	$42.16	$65.21	35.3%

Utilities

Item	Westfield Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.31	$220.12	5.5%
Phone	$190.51	$195.71	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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Burbank, OH	263	79	21.0%
Sterling, OH	354	80	19.9%
West Salem, OH	1,583	80	19.6%
Polk, OH	417	82	17.8%
Spencer, OH	707	82	17.8%
Westfield Center, OH	1,638	101	0.7%

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Westfield Center, OH	1,638	101	0.7%