Cost Of Living in Universal, IN

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	Universal	Indiana	National
Cost of living	81	90	100
Goods & Services	99	94	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	131	96	100
Housing	30	72	100
Transportation	103	95	100
Utilities	107	107	100

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The cost of living in Universal is 10% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Universal is 19% lower than the national average
Universal housing is 70% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$50,208	$4,184	$1,171	$1,506
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.50	$24.26	23.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.00	$45.56	34.2%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	2.9%
Movie	$9.63	$12.13	20.6%
Bowling	$15.00	$18.00	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.92	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.57	3.2%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$5.14	$4.93	4.1%
Pizza	$13.25	$12.09	9.6%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$150.00	$125.68	19.3%
Doctor	$146.67	$135.78	8.0%
Dentist	$205.92	$113.29	81.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$441.50	$468.60	5.8%

Housing

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$55,900.00	$184,700.00	69.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,778.87	$2,346.69	24.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$67.33	$59.92	12.4%

Utilities

Item	Universal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$216.89	$193.99	11.8%
Phone	$190.03	$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.
Dresser, IN	37	103	2.6%
Blanford, IN	248	80	20.4%
Bloomingdale, IN	420	82	18.5%
Mecca, IN	583	82	18.3%
Dana, IN	691	83	17.4%
Universal, IN	339	81	19.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mitchellville, AR	339	79	20.8%
Vineland, CO	339	99	1.4%
McIntosh, FL	339	90	9.6%
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL	339	127	27.0%
Keysville, GA	339	83	16.8%
Universal, IN	339	81	19.1%

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 Universal, IN