Whitehall, Ohio Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 43%

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	Whitehall	Ohio	National
Cost of living	82	91	100
Goods & Services	93	99	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	88	97	100
Housing	57	73	100
Transportation	92	98	100
Utilities	90	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Whitehall is 9% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Whitehall is 18% lower than the national average
Whitehall housing is 43% 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	$52,048	$4,337	$1,214	$1,562
Renters	$28,733	$2,394	$670	$862

The affordability of the housing market in Whitehall, OH as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Whitehall homeowners, the median income is $52,048. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,214 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $28,733. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $670 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.64	$20.27	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.93	$40.39	3.8%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.36	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	9.0%
Movie	$10.66	$10.99	3.0%
Bowling	$17.73	$15.49	14.5%

Groceries

Item	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.86	$4.30	13.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	15.0%
Milk	$1.71	$2.20	22.5%
Potatoes	$2.68	$3.22	16.6%
Pizza	$10.24	$10.74	4.7%
Beer	$8.99	$9.60	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$56.01	$109.73	49.0%
Doctor	$124.42	$118.34	5.1%
Dentist	$80.85	$100.94	19.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.34	$9.93	5.9%
Lipitor	$467.50	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,200.00	$184,700.00	55.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,006.60	$1,229.62	18.1%
Apartment Rent	$796.00	$949.00	16.1%

Transportation

Item	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.72	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$40.84	$51.86	21.3%

Utilities

Item	Whitehall	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.48	$170.84	16.6%
Phone	$183.23	$187.18	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.
Urbancrest, OH	894	79	20.7%
Lincoln Village, OH	9,882	83	17.1%
Carroll, OH	381	84	15.7%
Orient, OH	259	85	15.1%
Valleyview, OH	623	85	15.0%
Whitehall, OH	18,596	82	17.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Linda, CA	18,595	104	4.2%
North Valley Stream, NY	18,597	148	48.3%
Rio Rico, AZ	18,589	94	5.9%
Brigham City, UT	18,586	93	7.2%
Bourbonnais, IL	18,607	95	5.4%
Whitehall, OH	18,596	82	17.7%

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