Cost Of Living in West Unity, OH

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	West Unity	Ohio	National
Cost of living	85	92	100
Goods & Services	96	100	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	96	98	100
Housing	57	73	100
Transportation	98	100	100
Utilities	102	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in West Unity is 7% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in West Unity is 15% lower than the national average
West Unity housing is 43% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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	$61,429	$5,119	$1,433	$1,843
Renters	$33,869	$2,822	$790	$1,016

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.22	$24.26	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$33.78	$45.56	25.9%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.75	$12.13	5.1%
Bowling	$16.72	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.57	4.1%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.30	$125.68	17.0%
Doctor	$119.61	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$110.00	$113.29	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$528.19	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,600.00	$184,700.00	49.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,635.69	$2,346.69	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$666.00	$949.00	29.8%

Transportation

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$59.65	$59.92	0.5%

Utilities

Item	West Unity	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.87	$193.99	2.0%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Pulaski, OH	94	79	21.1%
Tedrow, OH	209	82	17.5%
Fayette, OH	1,271	84	15.5%
Waldron, MI	544	83	17.1%
Morenci, MI	1,932	85	15.0%
West Unity, OH	1,700	85	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pine, AZ	1,700	121	21.4%
Ackerman, MS	1,700	85	14.6%
Painted Post, NY	1,700	93	6.8%
Owenton, KY	1,701	85	15.0%
Elm City, NC	1,701	85	15.0%
West Unity, OH	1,700	85	14.5%

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 West Unity, OH