Cost Of Living in Red Bud, 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	Red Bud	Illinois	National
Cost of living	89	96	100
Goods & Services	92	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	77	95	100
Transportation	94	103	100
Utilities	102	89	100

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The cost of living in Red Bud is 8% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Red Bud is 11% lower than the national average
Red Bud housing is 23% 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	$76,111	$6,343	$1,776	$2,284
Renters	$35,096	$2,925	$819	$1,053

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Red Bud is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Red Bud has a median income of about $76,111 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,776 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $35,096. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $819 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.19	$24.26	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.57	$45.56	11.0%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.3%
Movie	$11.28	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$16.92	$18.00	6.0%

Groceries

Item	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.40	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.28	$4.93	6.9%
Pizza	$10.84	$12.09	10.3%
Beer	$9.47	$10.41	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.72	$125.68	0.0%
Doctor	$124.51	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$100.78	$113.29	11.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.14	$10.65	4.8%
Lipitor	$520.16	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$145,500.00	$184,700.00	21.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.43	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$689.00	$949.00	27.4%

Transportation

Item	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$50.00	$59.92	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Red Bud	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.84	$193.99	31.0%
Phone	$188.69	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Floraville, IL	30	94	5.9%
Darmstadt, IL	0	94	5.9%
Paderborn, IL	65	94	5.9%
Evansville, IL	760	78	21.9%
Ellis Grove, IL	316	80	19.9%
Red Bud, IL	3,504	89	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lyons, KS	3,504	81	18.8%
Valley Green, PA	3,504	103	3.1%
Lavon, TX	3,504	122	22.3%
Broken Bow, NE	3,503	83	17.4%
Montrose, MN	3,505	99	1.4%
Red Bud, IL	3,504	89	11.1%

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 Red Bud, IL