Cost Of Living in Zeigler, 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	Zeigler	Illinois	National
Cost of living	77	96	100
Goods & Services	92	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	36	95	100
Transportation	94	103	100
Utilities	102	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Zeigler is 20% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Zeigler is 23% lower than the national average
Zeigler housing is 64% 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	$49,583	$4,132	$1,157	$1,488
Renters	$26,250	$2,188	$612	$788

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	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.19	$24.26	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.57	$45.56	11.0%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.3%
Movie	$11.28	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$16.92	$18.00	6.0%

Groceries

Item	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.40	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.28	$4.93	6.9%
Pizza	$10.84	$12.09	10.3%
Beer	$9.47	$10.41	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.72	$125.68	0.0%
Doctor	$124.51	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$100.78	$113.29	11.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.14	$10.65	4.8%
Lipitor	$520.16	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$47,000.00	$184,700.00	74.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.43	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$583.00	$949.00	38.6%

Transportation

Item	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$50.00	$59.92	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Zeigler	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.84	$193.99	31.0%
Phone	$188.69	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Mulkeytown, IL	128	94	5.9%
Hurst, IL	756	76	23.9%
Dowell, IL	356	76	23.6%
Bush, IL	303	77	23.2%
Orient, IL	434	81	18.5%
Zeigler, IL	1,779	77	23.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Delaware City, DE	1,779	105	5.4%
Lake Dalecarlia, IN	1,779	105	5.1%
Long Lake, MN	1,779	112	11.6%
Oologah, OK	1,779	90	9.9%
Warfield, BC	1,779	n/a
Zeigler, IL	1,779	77	23.3%

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 Zeigler, IL