Cost Of Living in Dayton, 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	Dayton	Indiana	National
Cost of living	92	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	107	96	100
Housing	75	72	100
Transportation	99	95	100
Utilities	109	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Dayton is 3% higher than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Dayton is 8% lower than the national average
Dayton housing is 25% 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	$68,333	$5,694	$1,594	$2,050
Renters	$36,719	$3,060	$857	$1,102

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	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.11	$24.26	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$34.91	$45.56	23.4%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$9.09	$12.13	25.1%
Bowling	$19.27	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.90	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.1%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.9%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.42	$12.09	5.5%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.07	$125.68	3.7%
Doctor	$123.38	$135.78	9.1%
Dentist	$140.03	$113.29	23.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$516.41	$468.60	10.2%

Housing

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,800.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,162.95	$2,346.69	7.8%
Apartment Rent	$787.00	$949.00	17.1%

Transportation

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.36	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.79	$193.99	15.4%
Phone	$190.17	$192.25	1.1%

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.
West Point, IN	98	99	0.7%
Montmorenci, IN	236	99	0.7%
Clarks Hill, IN	774	83	16.6%
Buck Creek, IN	257	84	16.4%
New Richmond, IN	458	84	15.5%
Dayton, IN	1,359	92	8.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sanborn, IA	1,359	82	18.4%
Palmdale, PA	1,359	103	2.8%
Ohatchee, AL	1,358	92	7.8%
Newcastle, CA	1,360	153	53.2%
Greenville, FL	1,358	78	21.9%
Dayton, IN	1,359	92	8.0%

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 Dayton, IN