Cost Of Living in Bay View, 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	Bay View	Ohio	National
Cost of living	94	92	100
Goods & Services	105	100	100
Groceries	99	101	100
Health care	86	98	100
Housing	78	73	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	94	99	100

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The cost of living in Bay View is 2% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Bay View is 6% lower than the national average
Bay View housing is 22% 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	$75,699	$6,308	$1,766	$2,271
Renters	$43,295	$3,608	$1,010	$1,299

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	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.45	$24.26	3.3%
Beauty Salon	$39.83	$45.56	12.6%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.5%
Movie	$11.62	$12.13	4.2%
Bowling	$11.78	$18.00	34.6%

Groceries

Item	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.28	$5.84	7.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.83	$4.93	2.1%
Pizza	$11.74	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$10.79	$10.41	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.43	$125.68	34.4%
Doctor	$123.67	$135.78	8.9%
Dentist	$92.00	$113.29	18.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$421.83	$468.60	10.0%

Housing

Item	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$129,500.00	$184,700.00	29.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,797.82	$2,346.69	23.4%
Apartment Rent	$910.00	$949.00	4.1%

Transportation

Item	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.3%
Tire Balancing	$64.21	$59.92	7.2%

Utilities

Item	Bay View	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.12	$193.99	7.2%
Phone	$184.90	$192.25	3.8%

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.
Wightmans Grove, OH	40	100	0.4%
Vickery, OH	114	100	0.4%
Sandusky, OH	24,651	84	15.9%
Clyde, OH	6,175	88	11.9%
Bellevue, OH	7,928	89	11.4%
Bay View, OH	832	94	6.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Columbia, AL	832	85	15.4%
Edgewater, AL	832	82	18.1%
Lynn, AL	832	78	22.3%
Minor, AL	832	88	11.9%
Oppelo, AR	832	80	20.2%
Bay View, OH	832	94	6.3%

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 Bay View, OH