Cost Of Living in Tremont, 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	Tremont	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	96	100
Goods & Services	94	97	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	86	95	100
Housing	89	95	100
Transportation	101	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tremont is 3% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Tremont is 7% lower than the national average
Tremont housing is 11% 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	$73,603	$6,134	$1,717	$2,208
Renters	$52,604	$4,384	$1,227	$1,578

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	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.00	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$39.00	$45.56	14.4%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.2%
Movie	$9.91	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$15.00	$18.00	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.97	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.4%
Beer	$10.32	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.25	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$128.33	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$81.17	$113.29	28.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.65	2.9%
Lipitor	$437.64	$468.60	6.6%

Housing

Item	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,100.00	$184,700.00	5.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,766.12	$2,346.69	24.7%
Apartment Rent	$723.00	$949.00	23.8%

Transportation

Item	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$53.33	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Tremont	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.51	$193.99	18.3%
Phone	$197.49	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Mapleton, IL	333	80	20.1%
Creve Coeur, IL	5,074	81	19.0%
Kingston Mines, IL	240	81	19.0%
South Pekin, IL	1,061	83	17.1%
Stanford, IL	695	89	11.4%
Tremont, IL	2,261	93	6.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Colfax, LA	2,261	80	19.5%
Henderson, LA	2,261	83	16.8%
Paquetville, NB	2,261	n/a
Corralitos, CA	2,260	244	144.1%
Columbus Junction, IA	2,260	85	15.1%
Tremont, IL	2,261	93	6.8%

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 Tremont, IL