Cost Of Living in Hanover, 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	Hanover	Indiana	National
Cost of living	89	90	100
Goods & Services	102	94	100
Groceries	102	98	100
Health care	103	96	100
Housing	58	72	100
Transportation	102	95	100
Utilities	100	107	100

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The cost of living in Hanover is 1% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Hanover is 11% lower than the national average
Hanover housing is 42% 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	$64,063	$5,339	$1,495	$1,922
Renters	$40,769	$3,397	$951	$1,223

The affordability of the housing market in Hanover, IN as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Hanover homeowners, the median income is $64,063. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,495 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $40,769. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $951 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.13	$24.26	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.93	$45.56	16.7%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.6%
Movie	$14.35	$12.13	18.3%
Bowling	$17.56	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.91	$5.84	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.92	$12.09	1.4%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.42	$125.68	16.1%
Doctor	$159.40	$135.78	17.4%
Dentist	$106.67	$113.29	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$497.02	$468.60	6.1%

Housing

Item	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$97,800.00	$184,700.00	47.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,993.26	$2,346.69	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$665.00	$949.00	29.9%

Transportation

Item	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$73.09	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Hanover	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.10	$193.99	1.6%
Phone	$186.48	$192.25	3.0%

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.
Kent, IN	0	99	0.7%
Canaan, IN	70	102	1.7%
Deputy, IN	34	99	0.7%
Bedford, KY	396	84	15.7%
Brooksburg, IN	71	89	10.7%
Hanover, IN	3,418	89	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Morada, CA	3,419	181	81.1%
Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC	3,419	n/a
Hidden Springs, ID	3,416	143	42.8%
Morganfield, KY	3,416	86	13.6%
Paw Paw, MI	3,416	84	16.4%
Hanover, IN	3,418	89	11.4%

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 Hanover, IN