Cost Of Living in Alpha, IL

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	Alpha	Illinois	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	104	95	100
Housing	64	95	100
Transportation	100	103	100
Utilities	113	89	100

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The cost of living in Alpha is 8% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Alpha is 12% lower than the national average
Alpha housing is 36% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 91% 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	$69,375	$5,781	$1,619	$2,081
Renters	$45,250	$3,771	$1,056	$1,358

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	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.13	$24.26	25.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.00	$45.56	38.5%
Toothpaste	$3.84	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$9.83	$12.13	19.0%
Bowling	$11.95	$18.00	33.6%

Groceries

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.55	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.74	$4.93	4.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.50	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$171.88	$135.78	26.6%
Dentist	$97.53	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.43	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$506.88	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,800.00	$184,700.00	43.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.60	$2,346.69	39.5%
Apartment Rent	$773.00	$949.00	18.5%

Transportation

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.78	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$229.59	$193.99	18.3%
Phone	$200.45	$192.25	4.3%

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.
North Henderson, IL	239	82	17.9%
Victoria, IL	224	79	20.5%
Altona, IL	634	81	19.5%
Wataga, IL	778	81	19.4%
Rio, IL	206	84	16.0%
Alpha, IL	674	88	11.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bergman, AR	674	79	20.9%
West Goshen, CA	674	149	49.1%
Brandon, MN	674	93	7.0%
Holdingford, MN	674	96	4.5%
Liberal, MO	674	75	24.6%
Alpha, IL	674	88	11.5%

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 Alpha, IL