Cost Of Living in Polk, OH

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	Polk	Ohio	National
Cost of living	87	92	100
Goods & Services	92	100	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	95	98	100
Housing	66	73	100
Transportation	98	100	100
Utilities	103	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Polk is 5% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Polk is 13% lower than the national average
Polk housing is 34% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763
Renters	$53,625	$4,469	$1,251	$1,609

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.67	$24.26	2.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.31	$45.56	22.5%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.28	13.0%
Movie	$11.60	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$18.27	$18.00	1.5%

Groceries

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.46	$5.84	6.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.38	$4.93	9.1%
Pizza	$9.98	$12.09	17.4%
Beer	$10.51	$10.41	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.58	$125.68	17.6%
Doctor	$119.67	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$109.73	$113.29	3.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.73	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$503.65	$468.60	7.5%

Housing

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,300.00	$184,700.00	45.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,788.16	$2,346.69	23.8%
Apartment Rent	$883.00	$949.00	7.0%

Transportation

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$57.76	$59.92	3.6%

Utilities

Item	Polk	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$205.88	$193.99	6.1%
Phone	$186.78	$192.25	2.8%

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.
Savannah, OH	320	83	17.5%
New London, OH	2,476	83	16.8%
Mifflin, OH	190	84	15.9%
Burbank, OH	256	84	15.7%
West Salem, OH	1,540	86	14.5%
Polk, OH	402	87	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Montrose, AR	402	82	18.4%
Danbury, IA	402	82	18.4%
Trenton, KY	402	91	8.6%
Rothbury, MI	402	89	11.4%
Osborn, MO	402	80	20.3%
Polk, OH	402	87	12.9%

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 Polk, OH