Cost Of Living in Old Mill Creek, 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	Old Mill Creek	Illinois	National
Cost of living	147	96	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	98	100
Health care	111	95	100
Housing	256	95	100
Transportation	99	103	100
Utilities	105	89	100

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The cost of living in Old Mill Creek is 53% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Old Mill Creek is 47% higher than the national average
Old Mill Creek housing is 156% higher 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$100,787	$8,399	$2,352	$3,024

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	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.21	$24.26	16.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.25	$45.56	27.0%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.6%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$10.03	$18.00	44.3%

Groceries

Item	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.05	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.3%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.10	$4.93	17.0%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$8.52	$10.41	18.2%

Health Care

Item	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$278.65	$125.68	121.7%
Doctor	$223.73	$135.78	64.8%
Dentist	$106.79	$113.29	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$469.65	$468.60	0.2%

Housing

Item	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$575,000.00	$184,700.00	211.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,879.64	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,205.00	$949.00	27.0%

Transportation

Item	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.30	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.14	$59.92	26.3%

Utilities

Item	Old Mill Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.69	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$185.79	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Park City, IL	7,636	84	15.8%
North Chicago, IL	29,967	97	3.2%
Round Lake Park, IL	7,744	97	2.8%
Waukegan, IL	87,157	98	2.1%
Zion, IL	23,677	97	3.4%
Old Mill Creek, IL	200	147	47.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grayling, AK	200	96	4.5%
Port Alsworth, AK	200	109	8.7%
Lockhart, AL	200	82	18.4%
Ellenton, GA	200	75	24.9%
Burr Oak, IA	200	92	7.6%
Old Mill Creek, IL	200	147	47.5%

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 Old Mill Creek, IL