Index | Alton | Indiana | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 88 | 96 | 100 |
Housing | 38 | 72 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 95 | 100 |
Utilities | 121 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Indiana | 7% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.34 | $24.26 | 4.4% |
Beauty Salon | $44.12 | $45.56 | 3.2% |
Toothpaste | $3.70 | $3.70 | 0.0% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.9% |
Movie | $13.11 | $12.13 | 8.1% |
Bowling | $16.17 | $18.00 | 10.2% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.74 | $5.84 | 1.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.37 | $1.57 | 13.2% |
Milk | $4.50 | $4.67 | 3.7% |
Potatoes | $5.13 | $4.93 | 3.9% |
Pizza | $11.24 | $12.09 | 7.0% |
Beer | $9.75 | $10.41 | 6.4% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $94.06 | $125.68 | 25.2% |
Doctor | $105.07 | $135.78 | 22.6% |
Dentist | $103.51 | $113.29 | 8.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.26 | $10.65 | 3.7% |
Lipitor | $470.38 | $468.60 | 0.4% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $70,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,772.15 | $2,346.69 | 24.5% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.25 | $3.46 | 6.1% |
Tire Balancing | $50.23 | $59.92 | 16.2% |
Item | Alton | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $259.32 | $193.99 | 33.7% |
Phone | $189.86 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Leavenworth, IN | 406 | 81 | 18.8% |
Mauckport, IN | 32 | 82 | 18.0% |
New Amsterdam, IN | 103 | 84 | 15.9% |
Ekron, KY | 266 | 88 | 11.9% |
Brandenburg, KY | 2,874 | 95 | 4.8% |
Alton, IN | 23 | 81 | 18.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ferry, AK | 23 | 136 | 35.7% |
Benton, AL | 23 | 84 | 16.0% |
Oak Hill, AL | 23 | 88 | 11.5% |
Coulterville, CA | 23 | 111 | 10.7% |
Parshall, CO | 23 | 100 | 0.1% |
Alton, IN | 23 | 81 | 18.5% |