Index | Channel Lake | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 103 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 111 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 106 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 103 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $61,019 | $5,085 | $1,424 | $1,831 |
Renters | $37,857 | $3,155 | $883 | $1,136 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.21 | $24.26 | 16.7% |
Beauty Salon | $33.25 | $45.56 | 27.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.28 | 16.6% |
Movie | $10.26 | $12.13 | 15.5% |
Bowling | $10.03 | $18.00 | 44.3% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.05 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.3% |
Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.7% |
Potatoes | $4.10 | $4.93 | 17.0% |
Pizza | $11.33 | $12.09 | 6.3% |
Beer | $8.52 | $10.41 | 18.2% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $278.65 | $125.68 | 121.7% |
Doctor | $223.73 | $135.78 | 64.8% |
Dentist | $106.79 | $113.29 | 5.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.29 | $10.65 | 3.4% |
Lipitor | $469.65 | $468.60 | 0.2% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $171,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 7.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,879.64 | $2,346.69 | 19.9% |
Apartment Rent | $1,308.00 | $949.00 | 37.8% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.30 | $3.46 | 4.5% |
Tire Balancing | $44.14 | $59.92 | 26.3% |
Item | Channel Lake | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $182.69 | $193.99 | 5.8% |
Phone | $185.79 | $192.25 | 3.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Park City, IL | 7,636 | 84 | 15.8% |
Lake Ivanhoe, WI | 398 | 95 | 5.5% |
North Chicago, IL | 29,967 | 97 | 3.2% |
Round Lake Park, IL | 7,744 | 97 | 2.8% |
Waukegan, IL | 87,157 | 98 | 2.1% |
Channel Lake, IL | 1,784 | 103 | 2.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Leilani Estates, HI | 1,784 | 140 | 40.4% |
Fredericksburg, PA | 1,784 | 102 | 1.7% |
Saint-Placide, QC | 1,784 | n/a | |
Musqueam 2, BC | 1,784 | n/a | |
Heritage Pines, FL | 1,783 | 95 | 4.6% |
Channel Lake, IL | 1,784 | 103 | 2.6% |