Cost Of Living in Sheffield Lake, 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	Sheffield Lake	Ohio	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	92	100	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	95	98	100
Housing	68	73	100
Transportation	98	100	100
Utilities	103	99	100

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The cost of living in Sheffield Lake is 5% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Sheffield Lake is 12% lower than the national average
Sheffield Lake housing is 32% 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	$66,380	$5,532	$1,549	$1,992
Renters	$47,083	$3,924	$1,099	$1,413

The affordability of the housing market in Sheffield Lake, OH as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Sheffield Lake homeowners, the median income is $66,380. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,549 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $47,083. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,099 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Sheffield Lake	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	Sheffield Lake	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	Sheffield Lake	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	Sheffield Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$105,700.00	$184,700.00	42.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,788.16	$2,346.69	23.8%
Apartment Rent	$884.00	$949.00	6.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Sheffield Lake	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.
Eaton Estates, OH	1,209	83	17.0%
Lorain, OH	63,832	84	15.5%
Elyria, OH	53,844	87	13.4%
South Amherst, OH	2,038	90	10.4%
Brook Park, OH	18,486	90	10.1%
Sheffield Lake, OH	9,001	88	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Groton, CT	8,999	110	9.6%
Potsdam, NY	9,003	96	4.0%
Fairview, TX	8,998	138	38.0%
Roxborough Park, CO	9,004	142	42.2%
Springfield, FL	9,004	90	9.6%
Sheffield Lake, OH	9,001	88	12.3%

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 Sheffield Lake, OH