Cost Of Living in Alger, OH

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	Alger	Ohio	National
Cost of living	86	92	100
Goods & Services	105	100	100
Groceries	102	101	100
Health care	112	98	100
Housing	38	73	100
Transportation	117	100	100
Utilities	101	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Alger is 7% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Alger is 14% lower than the national average
Alger housing is 62% lower 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	$36,765	$3,064	$858	$1,103
Renters	$34,444	$2,870	$804	$1,033

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	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.92	$24.26	27.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.35	$45.56	3.9%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$13.39	$12.13	10.4%
Bowling	$16.98	$18.00	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.95	$5.84	15.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.73	$1.57	9.7%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.06	$4.93	2.5%
Pizza	$12.96	$12.09	7.2%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.91	$125.68	21.3%
Doctor	$195.55	$135.78	44.0%
Dentist	$109.86	$113.29	3.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$10.65	1.1%
Lipitor	$511.43	$468.60	9.1%

Housing

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$56,000.00	$184,700.00	69.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,211.29	$2,346.69	5.8%
Apartment Rent	$536.00	$949.00	43.5%

Transportation

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.48	$3.46	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$93.87	$59.92	56.7%

Utilities

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.81	$193.99	3.5%
Phone	$185.74	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Dola, OH	141	100	0.4%
McGuffey, OH	495	84	15.9%
St. Johns, OH	178	85	14.7%
Uniopolis, OH	315	87	13.3%
Dunkirk, OH	712	84	15.8%
Alger, OH	875	86	14.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hooper Bay, AK	875	96	4.0%
Walnut Grove, AL	875	83	17.3%
Taylor, AR	875	83	17.2%
Acalanes Ridge, CA	875	268	168.2%
Worden, IL	875	86	14.4%
Alger, OH	875	86	14.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Alger, OH