Cost Of Living in Paw Paw, 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	Paw Paw	Illinois	National
Cost of living	86	96	100
Goods & Services	89	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	101	95	100
Housing	67	95	100
Transportation	110	103	100
Utilities	87	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Paw Paw is 11% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Paw Paw is 14% lower than the national average
Paw Paw housing is 33% 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	$63,661	$5,305	$1,485	$1,910
Renters	$46,250	$3,854	$1,079	$1,388

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	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.94	$24.26	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$36.22	$45.56	20.5%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.2%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	1.1%
Movie	$12.73	$12.13	4.9%
Bowling	$12.67	$18.00	29.6%

Groceries

Item	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.72	$5.84	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.9%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.9%
Potatoes	$4.82	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.56	$10.41	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$79.67	$125.68	36.6%
Doctor	$158.33	$135.78	16.6%
Dentist	$110.16	$113.29	2.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.57	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$460.30	$468.60	1.8%

Housing

Item	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,000.00	$184,700.00	37.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,465.09	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$755.00	$949.00	20.4%

Transportation

Item	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.69	$3.46	6.7%
Tire Balancing	$70.28	$59.92	17.3%

Utilities

Item	Paw Paw	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.39	$193.99	24.0%
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.
Compton, IL	267	79	20.8%
Ashton, IL	827	84	16.2%
Mendota, IL	6,927	84	15.7%
Arlington, IL	211	85	15.3%
Earlville, IL	2,057	91	8.7%
Paw Paw, IL	999	86	14.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Odin, IL	999	81	19.5%
Pinesdale, MT	999	111	11.1%
Belview, VA	999	89	11.3%
Sutton, WV	999	80	19.5%
Lot 29, PE	999	n/a
Paw Paw, IL	999	86	14.2%

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 Paw Paw, IL