Cost Of Living in Shawnee, 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	Shawnee	Ohio	National
Cost of living	102	92	100
Goods & Services	102	100	100
Groceries	102	101	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	n/a	73	100
Transportation	102	100	100
Utilities	100	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shawnee is 11% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Shawnee is 2% higher than the national average
Shawnee housing is 16% 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	$130,858	$10,905	$3,053	$3,926
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.13	$24.26	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.93	$45.56	16.7%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.6%
Movie	$14.35	$12.13	18.3%
Bowling	$17.56	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.91	$5.84	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.92	$12.09	1.4%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.42	$125.68	16.1%
Doctor	$159.40	$135.78	17.4%
Dentist	$106.67	$113.29	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$497.02	$468.60	6.1%

Housing

Item	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,993.26	$2,346.69	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$73.09	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Shawnee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.10	$193.99	1.6%
Phone	$186.48	$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.
Petersburg, KY	368	102	1.7%
Elizabethtown, OH	284	80	20.4%
Hooven, OH	326	81	19.1%
Shawnee village, OH	541	83	17.2%
New Haven, OH	332	85	15.0%
Shawnee, OH	1,054	102	1.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shandon, CA	1,054	134	33.5%
Lawtey, FL	1,054	82	17.8%
Swisher, IA	1,054	100	0.0%
Beckemeyer, IL	1,054	84	15.7%
McAdenville, NC	1,054	110	10.4%
Shawnee, OH	1,054	102	1.7%

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 Shawnee, OH