Cost Of Living in Hamlet, 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	Hamlet	Indiana	National
Cost of living	80	90	100
Goods & Services	86	94	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	87	96	100
Housing	52	72	100
Transportation	90	95	100
Utilities	101	107	100

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The cost of living in Hamlet is 11% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Hamlet is 20% lower than the national average
Hamlet housing is 48% 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	$45,625	$3,802	$1,065	$1,369
Renters	$36,667	$3,056	$856	$1,100

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	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.78	$24.26	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$52.07	$45.56	14.3%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.6%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$10.44	$18.00	42.0%

Groceries

Item	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.57	3.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.4%
Pizza	$11.04	$12.09	8.7%
Beer	$9.65	$10.41	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.22	$125.68	5.2%
Doctor	$117.36	$135.78	13.6%
Dentist	$99.95	$113.29	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.40	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$356.34	$468.60	24.0%

Housing

Item	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,600.00	$184,700.00	58.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,868.87	$2,346.69	20.4%
Apartment Rent	$732.00	$949.00	22.9%

Transportation

Item	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$42.17	$59.92	29.6%

Utilities

Item	Hamlet	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.24	$193.99	2.7%
Phone	$190.02	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Kingsford Heights, IN	1,381	78	21.9%
La Paz, IN	629	80	19.9%
Knox, IN	3,553	81	19.4%
North Judson, IN	2,139	81	19.0%
Plymouth, IN	10,029	82	17.9%
Hamlet, IN	758	80	20.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hartford, AR	758	81	18.7%
Milner, GA	758	92	8.0%
Plains, GA	758	97	3.0%
Arco, ID	758	82	18.4%
Boswell, IN	758	83	17.0%
Hamlet, IN	758	80	20.3%

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 Hamlet, IN