Winnebago, Illinois Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 24%

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	Winnebago	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	97	100
Goods & Services	98	96	100
Groceries	94	97	100
Health care	107	98	100
Housing	76	95	100
Transportation	119	104	100
Utilities	96	96	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Winnebago is 4% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Winnebago is 7% lower than the national average
Winnebago housing is 24% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 101% 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	$79,258	$6,605	$1,849	$2,378
Renters	$18,056	$1,505	$421	$542

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.46	$20.27	13.9%
Beauty Salon	$33.22	$40.39	17.8%
Toothpaste	$3.09	$2.36	31.2%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	13.0%
Movie	$8.80	$10.99	19.9%
Bowling	$11.91	$15.49	23.1%

Groceries

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.57	$4.30	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.63	$1.40	16.3%
Milk	$1.75	$2.20	20.7%
Potatoes	$2.27	$3.22	29.6%
Pizza	$10.45	$10.74	2.7%
Beer	$9.09	$9.60	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.90	$109.73	29.0%
Doctor	$167.37	$118.34	41.4%
Dentist	$98.39	$100.94	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.91	$9.93	0.2%
Lipitor	$490.32	$469.53	4.4%

Housing

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$144,500.00	$184,700.00	21.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$824.79	$1,229.62	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$662.00	$949.00	30.2%

Transportation

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.91	$2.71	7.2%
Tire Balancing	$71.52	$51.86	37.9%

Utilities

Item	Winnebago	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.85	$170.84	9.4%
Phone	$194.67	$187.18	4.0%

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.
Ridott, IL	173	84	16.1%
Leaf River, IL	637	85	14.8%
Mount Morris, IL	3,008	86	13.6%
Dakota, IL	498	86	13.6%
Adeline, IL	92	86	13.5%
Winnebago, IL	3,008	93	7.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Clarcona, FL	3,008	87	13.2%
Grayson, GA	3,008	115	15.0%
Mount Morris, IL	3,008	86	13.6%
Pembroke, NC	3,008	82	17.7%
Strasburg, OH	3,007	92	8.4%
Winnebago, IL	3,008	93	7.0%

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