Cost Of Living in Wintersville, OH

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

36%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Wintersville	Ohio	National
Cost of living	90	92	100
Goods & Services	93	100	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	91	98	100
Housing	64	73	100
Transportation	107	100	100
Utilities	125	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Wintersville is 2% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Wintersville is 10% lower than the national average
Wintersville housing is 36% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 100% lower 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	$85,677	$7,140	$1,999	$2,571
Renters	$28,654	$2,388	$669	$860

The affordability of the housing market in Wintersville, 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 Wintersville homeowners, the median income is $85,677. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,999 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $28,654. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $669 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	0%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.73	$24.26	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.40	$45.56	11.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.28	8.5%
Movie	$11.77	$12.13	3.0%
Bowling	$16.24	$18.00	9.8%

Groceries

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.47	$4.93	10.8%
Pizza	$12.83	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$10.58	$10.41	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.26	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$100.92	$135.78	25.7%
Dentist	$110.50	$113.29	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.45	$10.65	1.9%
Lipitor	$502.54	$468.60	7.2%

Housing

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$105,900.00	$184,700.00	42.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,225.61	$2,346.69	5.2%
Apartment Rent	$746.00	$949.00	21.4%

Transportation

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.05	$59.92	6.9%

Utilities

Item	Wintersville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$270.68	$193.99	39.5%
Phone	$196.77	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Connorville, OH	227	101	0.8%
Smithfield, OH	827	82	18.4%
Amsterdam, OH	508	82	18.1%
Stratton, OH	353	82	17.6%
Irondale, OH	389	83	17.3%
Wintersville, OH	3,834	90	10.3%

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