Cost Of Living in Albers, 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	Albers	Illinois	National
Cost of living	93	96	100
Goods & Services	92	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	90	95	100
Transportation	94	103	100
Utilities	102	89	100

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The cost of living in Albers is 4% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Albers is 7% lower than the national average
Albers housing is 10% 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	$101,488	$8,457	$2,368	$3,045
Renters	$19,289	$1,607	$450	$579

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	Albers	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	Albers	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	Albers	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	Albers	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,500.00	$184,700.00	6.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.43	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$771.00	$949.00	18.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Albers	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.
Rentchler, IL	4	94	5.9%
New Minden, IL	185	80	20.1%
Fayetteville, IL	438	81	19.1%
Venedy, IL	145	81	19.1%
Summerfield, IL	324	82	18.4%
Albers, IL	1,379	93	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marsing, ID	1,379	95	5.5%
Lone Jack, MO	1,379	101	1.1%
Kinderhook, NY	1,379	110	10.4%
Williams, OR	1,379	126	26.4%
Edinburg, VA	1,379	101	1.3%
Albers, IL	1,379	93	7.1%

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 Albers, IL