Cost Of Living in Batesville, 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	Batesville	Indiana	National
Cost of living	96	90	100
Goods & Services	102	94	100
Groceries	102	98	100
Health care	103	96	100
Housing	83	72	100
Transportation	102	95	100
Utilities	100	107	100

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The cost of living in Batesville is 7% higher than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Batesville is 4% lower than the national average
Batesville housing is 17% 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	$97,674	$8,140	$2,279	$2,931
Renters	$16,500	$1,375	$385	$495

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Batesville is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Batesville has a median income of about $97,674 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,279 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $16,500. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $385 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.13	$24.26	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.93	$45.56	16.7%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.6%
Movie	$14.35	$12.13	18.3%
Bowling	$17.56	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.91	$5.84	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.92	$12.09	1.4%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.42	$125.68	16.1%
Doctor	$159.40	$135.78	17.4%
Dentist	$106.67	$113.29	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$497.02	$468.60	6.1%

Housing

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$174,700.00	$184,700.00	5.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,993.26	$2,346.69	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$73.09	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.10	$193.99	1.6%
Phone	$186.48	$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.
Clarksburg, IN	56	92	8.1%
Milroy, IN	650	78	22.3%
Laurel, IN	778	79	21.0%
Moores Hill, IN	850	87	12.6%
Napoleon, IN	220	88	11.9%
Batesville, IN	6,945	96	3.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marshall, MI	6,947	88	11.8%
Oakdale, NY	6,947	144	43.9%
Emmett, ID	6,942	96	4.0%
Asbestos, QC	6,948	n/a
Plymouth, MA	6,949	137	36.6%
Batesville, IN	6,945	96	3.9%

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 Batesville, IN