Cost Of Living in Newman, 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	Newman	Illinois	National
Cost of living	85	96	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	95	100
Housing	56	95	100
Transportation	97	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Newman is 12% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Newman is 15% lower than the national average
Newman housing is 44% 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	$62,959	$5,247	$1,469	$1,889
Renters	$25,521	$2,127	$595	$766

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	Newman	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	Newman	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	Newman	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	Newman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,500.00	$184,700.00	51.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,796.65	$2,346.69	23.4%
Apartment Rent	$696.00	$949.00	26.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Newman	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.
Brocton, IL	335	78	21.7%
Longview, IL	99	75	25.1%
Metcalf, IL	239	82	17.7%
Indianola, IL	204	81	19.1%
Hindsboro, IL	400	81	18.5%
Newman, IL	777	85	14.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hobson City, AL	777	80	19.7%
Laytonville, CA	777	122	22.0%
Mound City, IL	777	73	27.1%
Tonica, IL	777	86	14.0%
Sebeka, MN	777	85	14.9%
Newman, IL	777	85	14.8%

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 Newman, IL