Cost Of Living in Butler, IN

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	Butler	Indiana	National
Cost of living	85	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	96	96	100
Housing	54	72	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Butler is 5% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Butler is 15% lower than the national average
Butler housing is 46% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$60,139	$5,012	$1,403	$1,804
Renters	$51,385	$4,282	$1,199	$1,542

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.22	$24.26	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$33.78	$45.56	25.9%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.75	$12.13	5.1%
Bowling	$16.72	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.57	4.1%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.30	$125.68	17.0%
Doctor	$119.61	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$110.00	$113.29	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$528.19	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,900.00	$184,700.00	56.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,635.69	$2,346.69	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$734.00	$949.00	22.7%

Transportation

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$59.65	$59.92	0.5%

Utilities

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.87	$193.99	2.0%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Cecil, OH	152	81	19.3%
St. Joe, IN	456	82	18.5%
Ashley, IN	1,051	84	16.1%
Corunna, IN	190	84	16.0%
Waterloo, IN	2,217	84	16.0%
Butler, IN	2,889	85	15.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Colonial Heights, TN	2,889	90	9.9%
Peguis 1B, MB	2,889	n/a
Acres Green, CO	2,888	136	36.2%
Fowlerville, MI	2,888	96	4.3%
Gladwin, MI	2,888	81	18.8%
Butler, IN	2,889	85	15.3%

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 Butler, IN