Cost Of Living in South Linden, OH

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	South Linden	Columbus	Ohio
Cost of living	82	94	92
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	104	104	101
Health care	85	85	98
Housing	52	92	73
Transportation	90	90	100
Utilities	95	95	99

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Linden is 11% lower than the Columbus average
The cost of living in South Linden is 18% lower than the national average
South Linden housing is 48% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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)
Household	$26,075	$2,173	$608	$782

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.46	$24.26	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$42.47	$45.56	6.8%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	2.8%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$19.07	$18.00	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.76	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.68	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$65.99	$125.68	47.5%
Doctor	$117.73	$135.78	13.3%
Dentist	$89.30	$113.29	21.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$475.58	$468.60	1.5%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$160,000.00	$184,700.00	13.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.49	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$989.00	$949.00	4.2%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.79	$59.92	30.3%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.76	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$186.03	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Orient, OH	130	95	5.3%
Lockbourne, OH	160	83	17.1%
Urbancrest, OH	1,154	85	15.4%
Whitehall, OH	18,944	86	14.5%
Lincoln Village, OH	9,546	87	12.8%
Columbus, OH	889,079	94	6.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Worth, TX	892,221	105	5.2%
Jacksonville, FL	902,488	98	2.0%
San Francisco, CA	874,784	237	137.3%
Charlotte, NC	873,570	108	7.6%
Indianapolis, IN	869,387	93	6.7%
Columbus, OH	889,079	94	6.2%

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 South Linden, Columbus, OH