Cost Of Living in Lewistown, IL

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	Lewistown	Illinois	National
Cost of living	81	96	100
Goods & Services	94	97	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	86	95	100
Housing	50	95	100
Transportation	101	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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The cost of living in Lewistown is 16% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Lewistown is 19% lower than the national average
Lewistown housing is 50% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 91% 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	$63,571	$5,298	$1,483	$1,907
Renters	$33,438	$2,787	$780	$1,003

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.00	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$39.00	$45.56	14.4%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.2%
Movie	$9.91	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$15.00	$18.00	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.97	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.4%
Beer	$10.32	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.25	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$128.33	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$81.17	$113.29	28.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.65	2.9%
Lipitor	$437.64	$468.60	6.6%

Housing

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,500.00	$184,700.00	56.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,766.12	$2,346.69	24.7%
Apartment Rent	$604.00	$949.00	36.4%

Transportation

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$53.33	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.51	$193.99	18.3%
Phone	$197.49	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Marietta, IL	61	99	0.9%
Vermont, IL	738	77	22.9%
Smithfield, IL	181	75	25.2%
Astoria, IL	1,154	76	23.8%
Liverpool, IL	128	78	22.4%
Lewistown, IL	2,021	81	18.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gotha, FL	2,021	191	91.5%
Suffield Depot, CT	2,020	126	25.6%
Mountain Lake, MN	2,022	83	17.1%
Creston, OH	2,020	89	11.4%
Maple Creek, SK	2,020	n/a
Lewistown, IL	2,021	81	18.7%

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 Lewistown, IL