Cost Of Living in Sumner, 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	Sumner	Illinois	National
Cost of living	82	96	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	88	95	100
Housing	41	95	100
Transportation	91	103	100
Utilities	121	89	100

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The cost of living in Sumner is 14% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Sumner is 18% lower than the national average
Sumner housing is 59% 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	$42,188	$3,516	$984	$1,266
Renters	$34,167	$2,847	$797	$1,025

The affordability of the housing market in Sumner, IL 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 Sumner homeowners, the median income is $42,188. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $984 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $34,167. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $797 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.34	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$44.12	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$16.17	$18.00	10.2%

Groceries

Item	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.74	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.75	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.06	$125.68	25.2%
Doctor	$105.07	$135.78	22.6%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$470.38	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$54,500.00	$184,700.00	70.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,772.15	$2,346.69	24.5%
Apartment Rent	$650.00	$949.00	31.5%

Transportation

Item	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.23	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.32	$193.99	33.7%
Phone	$189.86	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Parkersburg, IL	223	80	19.7%
West Salem, IL	872	80	19.6%
Calhoun, IL	149	81	19.1%
Allendale, IL	655	82	18.2%
Claremont, IL	218	82	17.7%
Sumner, IL	2,916	82	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rothsville, PA	2,916	108	8.5%
Experiment, GA	2,915	84	16.2%
Heritage Lake, IN	2,917	96	4.4%
Chaffee, MO	2,917	85	15.2%
Seaside Heights, NJ	2,917	120	19.8%
Sumner, IL	2,916	82	17.6%

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 Sumner, IL