Cost Of Living in Melvin, 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	Melvin	Illinois	National
Cost of living	82	96	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	95	100
Housing	44	95	100
Transportation	97	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Melvin is 15% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Melvin is 18% lower than the national average
Melvin housing is 56% 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	$45,893	$3,824	$1,071	$1,377
Renters	$52,917	$4,410	$1,235	$1,588

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	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.06	$24.26	13.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.72	$45.56	8.4%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.8%
Movie	$11.83	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$19.67	$18.00	9.3%

Groceries

Item	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$5.07	$4.93	2.8%
Pizza	$12.37	$12.09	2.3%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.61	$125.68	34.3%
Doctor	$126.67	$135.78	6.7%
Dentist	$88.75	$113.29	21.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.65	2.9%
Lipitor	$448.14	$468.60	4.4%

Housing

Item	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,800.00	$184,700.00	68.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,796.65	$2,346.69	23.4%
Apartment Rent	$697.00	$949.00	26.6%

Transportation

Item	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.63	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$47.39	$59.92	20.9%

Utilities

Item	Melvin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.84	$193.99	18.1%
Phone	$198.03	$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.
Strawn, IL	85	82	18.4%
Foosland, IL	53	79	21.2%
Ludlow, IL	426	80	20.0%
Thawville, IL	225	79	21.3%
Piper City, IL	855	79	21.0%
Melvin, IL	397	82	18.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sulphur Springs city, AR	397	83	17.3%
Chloride, AZ	397	77	23.4%
Wellton Hills, AZ	397	102	2.4%
Fairhaven, MN	397	100	0.2%
Arapahoe, NC	397	88	11.6%
Melvin, IL	397	82	18.4%

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 Melvin, IL