Cost Of Living in Tuscola, 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	Tuscola	Illinois	National
Cost of living	90	96	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	95	100
Housing	72	95	100
Transportation	97	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tuscola is 7% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Tuscola is 10% lower than the national average
Tuscola housing is 28% 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	$83,942	$6,995	$1,959	$2,519
Renters	$24,568	$2,047	$573	$737

The affordability of the housing market in Tuscola, 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 Tuscola homeowners, the median income is $83,942. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,959 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $24,568. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $573 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	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.06	$24.26	13.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.72	$45.56	8.4%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.8%
Movie	$11.83	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$19.67	$18.00	9.3%

Groceries

Item	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$5.07	$4.93	2.8%
Pizza	$12.37	$12.09	2.3%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.61	$125.68	34.3%
Doctor	$126.67	$135.78	6.7%
Dentist	$88.75	$113.29	21.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.65	2.9%
Lipitor	$448.14	$468.60	4.4%

Housing

Item	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$125,700.00	$184,700.00	31.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,796.65	$2,346.69	23.4%
Apartment Rent	$776.00	$949.00	18.2%

Transportation

Item	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.63	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$47.39	$59.92	20.9%

Utilities

Item	Tuscola	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.84	$193.99	18.1%
Phone	$198.03	$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.
Longview, IL	99	75	25.1%
Garrett, IL	118	79	20.9%
Hindsboro, IL	400	81	18.5%
Oakland, IL	1,062	82	18.5%
Humboldt, IL	446	83	16.9%
Tuscola, IL	4,599	90	10.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Medina, TX	4,599	77	23.3%
Winnsboro, LA	4,597	78	22.4%
Flemington, NJ	4,601	123	22.8%
King George, VA	4,601	119	19.3%
Columbiana, AL	4,602	91	9.2%
Tuscola, IL	4,599	90	10.1%

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 Tuscola, IL