Cost Of Living in Carbon Hill, 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	Carbon Hill	Illinois	National
Cost of living	100	96	100
Goods & Services	106	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	98	95	100
Housing	97	95	100
Transportation	114	103	100
Utilities	80	89	100

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The cost of living in Carbon Hill is 4% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Carbon Hill is equal to the national average
Carbon Hill housing is 3% 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	$75,000	$6,250	$1,750	$2,250
Renters	$47,031	$3,919	$1,097	$1,411

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	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.72	$24.26	18.7%
Beauty Salon	$37.22	$45.56	18.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$9.99	$12.13	17.7%
Bowling	$16.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.8%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$10.69	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$9.61	$10.41	7.7%

Health Care

Item	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.67	$125.68	31.0%
Doctor	$110.00	$135.78	19.0%
Dentist	$82.00	$113.29	27.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.17	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$511.00	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$167,300.00	$184,700.00	9.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,316.57	$2,346.69	43.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,054.00	$949.00	11.1%

Transportation

Item	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.52	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$59.92	24.9%

Utilities

Item	Carbon Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.87	$193.99	19.1%
Phone	$198.03	$192.25	3.0%

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.
Wilmington village, IL	144	80	20.0%
Union Hill, IL	69	77	22.5%
Kinsman, IL	96	88	12.0%
East Brooklyn, IL	57	85	14.6%
Reddick, IL	213	86	13.8%
Carbon Hill, IL	386	100	0.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newington, GA	386	89	11.4%
Addieville, IL	386	86	13.7%
Clear Lake, IL	386	79	21.0%
Hartsburg, IL	386	87	12.6%
Longton, KS	386	68	31.6%
Carbon Hill, IL	386	100	0.0%

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 Carbon Hill, IL