Index | Mason | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 73 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 82 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 83 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 40 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 103 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $56,563 | $4,714 | $1,320 | $1,697 |
Renters | $19,167 | $1,597 | $447 | $575 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $35.50 | $24.26 | 46.3% |
Beauty Salon | $44.28 | $45.56 | 2.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.85 | $3.70 | 4.1% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.6% |
Movie | $14.03 | $12.13 | 15.7% |
Bowling | $15.58 | $18.00 | 13.4% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.86 | $5.84 | 0.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.0% |
Milk | $4.69 | $4.67 | 0.3% |
Potatoes | $5.11 | $4.93 | 3.6% |
Pizza | $13.74 | $12.09 | 13.7% |
Beer | $10.08 | $10.41 | 3.2% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $117.14 | $125.68 | 6.8% |
Doctor | $149.89 | $135.78 | 10.4% |
Dentist | $110.00 | $113.29 | 2.9% |
Ibuprofen | $10.40 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
Lipitor | $384.07 | $468.60 | 18.0% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $76,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 58.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,861.33 | $2,346.69 | 20.7% |
Apartment Rent | $342.00 | $949.00 | 64.0% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.03 | $3.46 | 16.3% |
Tire Balancing | $64.10 | $59.92 | 7.0% |
Item | Mason | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $126.60 | $193.99 | 34.7% |
Phone | $198.23 | $192.25 | 3.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sailor Springs, IL | 114 | 100 | 0.1% |
Kinmundy, IL | 915 | 78 | 22.3% |
St. Peter, IL | 438 | 73 | 26.9% |
Iola, IL | 91 | 74 | 26.4% |
Edgewood, IL | 470 | 74 | 25.9% |
Mason, IL | 243 | 73 | 26.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Koyuk, AK | 243 | 110 | 9.9% |
Malcolm, AL | 243 | 74 | 25.8% |
East Globe, AZ | 243 | 88 | 11.8% |
McNeal, AZ | 243 | 88 | 11.6% |
Bloomfield, CA | 243 | 239 | 139.5% |
Mason, IL | 243 | 73 | 26.9% |