Cost Of Living in Elida, 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	Elida	Ohio	National
Cost of living	100	92	100
Goods & Services	105	100	100
Groceries	102	101	100
Health care	112	98	100
Housing	86	73	100
Transportation	117	100	100
Utilities	101	99	100

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The cost of living in Elida is 9% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Elida is equal to the national average
Elida housing is 14% 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)
Owners	$80,231	$6,686	$1,872	$2,407
Renters	$43,736	$3,645	$1,020	$1,312

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	Elida	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.92	$24.26	27.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.35	$45.56	3.9%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$13.39	$12.13	10.4%
Bowling	$16.98	$18.00	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Elida	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.95	$5.84	15.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.73	$1.57	9.7%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.06	$4.93	2.5%
Pizza	$12.96	$12.09	7.2%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Elida	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.91	$125.68	21.3%
Doctor	$195.55	$135.78	44.0%
Dentist	$109.86	$113.29	3.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$10.65	1.1%
Lipitor	$511.43	$468.60	9.1%

Housing

Item	Elida	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,000.00	$184,700.00	15.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,211.29	$2,346.69	5.8%
Apartment Rent	$839.00	$949.00	11.6%

Transportation

Item	Elida	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.48	$3.46	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$93.87	$59.92	56.7%

Utilities

Item	Elida	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.81	$193.99	3.5%
Phone	$185.74	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Uniopolis, OH	315	87	13.3%
Elgin, OH	143	88	12.3%
Lima, OH	36,908	89	11.5%
Middle Point, OH	541	90	10.3%
Vaughnsville, OH	271	91	9.5%
Elida, OH	1,995	100	0.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hurstbourne Acres, KY	1,995	104	4.1%
Warsaw, KY	1,995	93	7.5%
Valencia, NM	1,995	91	8.7%
Churchill, OH	1,995	87	12.7%
Celina, TN	1,995	83	16.7%
Elida, OH	1,995	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 Elida, OH