Cost Of Living in Empire, 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	Empire	Ohio	National
Cost of living	83	92	100
Goods & Services	93	100	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	91	98	100
Housing	41	73	100
Transportation	107	100	100
Utilities	125	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Empire is 10% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Empire is 17% lower than the national average
Empire housing is 59% 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	$50,250	$4,188	$1,172	$1,508
Renters	$19,286	$1,607	$450	$579

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	Empire	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.73	$24.26	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.40	$45.56	11.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.28	8.5%
Movie	$11.77	$12.13	3.0%
Bowling	$16.24	$18.00	9.8%

Groceries

Item	Empire	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.47	$4.93	10.8%
Pizza	$12.83	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$10.58	$10.41	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Empire	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.26	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$100.92	$135.78	25.7%
Dentist	$110.50	$113.29	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.45	$10.65	1.9%
Lipitor	$502.54	$468.60	7.2%

Housing

Item	Empire	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$63,000.00	$184,700.00	65.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,225.61	$2,346.69	5.2%
Apartment Rent	$539.00	$949.00	43.2%

Transportation

Item	Empire	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.05	$59.92	6.9%

Utilities

Item	Empire	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$270.68	$193.99	39.5%
Phone	$196.77	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Glasgow, PA	115	81	19.1%
La Croft, OH	1,048	82	18.5%
Stratton, OH	353	82	17.6%
Newell, WV	1,274	82	17.5%
Wellsville, OH	3,336	83	17.4%
Empire, OH	203	83	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gakona, AK	203	118	18.0%
La Vina, CA	203	130	29.9%
Glen Ridge, FL	203	134	33.9%
Highland Park, FL	203	105	5.0%
Whitfield CDP (Santa Rosa County), FL	203	90	10.2%
Empire, OH	203	83	17.2%

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 Empire, OH