Cost Of Living in Wayne, 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	Wayne	Illinois	National
Cost of living	161	96	100
Goods & Services	106	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	98	95	100
Housing	299	95	100
Transportation	114	103	100
Utilities	80	89	100

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The cost of living in Wayne is 67% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Wayne is 61% higher than the national average
Wayne housing is 199% higher 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	$132,813	$11,068	$3,099	$3,985
Renters	$110,000	$9,167	$2,566	$3,300

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	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.72	$24.26	18.7%
Beauty Salon	$37.22	$45.56	18.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$9.99	$12.13	17.7%
Bowling	$16.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.8%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$10.69	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$9.61	$10.41	7.7%

Health Care

Item	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.67	$125.68	31.0%
Doctor	$110.00	$135.78	19.0%
Dentist	$82.00	$113.29	27.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.17	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$511.00	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$553,100.00	$184,700.00	199.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,316.57	$2,346.69	43.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.52	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$59.92	24.9%

Utilities

Item	Wayne	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.87	$193.99	19.1%
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.
Carpentersville, IL	37,618	105	4.9%
Elgin, IL	112,062	105	5.3%
Aurora, IL	199,326	105	5.2%
East Dundee, IL	3,211	107	7.4%
Glendale Heights, IL	33,863	108	8.3%
Wayne, IL	2,477	161	60.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spring Lake, MI	2,477	96	4.2%
Nicholson, MS	2,477	83	17.1%
Haw River, NC	2,477	82	18.2%
Winthrop, ME	2,476	106	5.9%
New London, OH	2,476	83	16.8%
Wayne, IL	2,477	161	60.9%

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 Wayne, IL