Cost Of Living in Belpre, 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	Belpre	Ohio	National
Cost of living	89	92	100
Goods & Services	95	100	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	101	98	100
Housing	71	73	100
Transportation	94	100	100
Utilities	98	99	100

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The cost of living in Belpre is 3% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Belpre is 11% lower than the national average
Belpre housing is 29% 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	$52,395	$4,366	$1,222	$1,572
Renters	$31,185	$2,599	$728	$936

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Belpre 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. Belpre has a median income of about $52,395 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,222 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $31,185. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $728 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.78	$24.26	22.6%
Beauty Salon	$46.22	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$12.41	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$13.67	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.31	$12.09	6.4%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$172.33	$125.68	37.1%
Doctor	$158.83	$135.78	17.0%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$355.05	$468.60	24.2%

Housing

Item	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$127,600.00	$184,700.00	30.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,346.93	$2,346.69	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$726.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Belpre	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.47	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$186.09	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Tuppers Plains, OH	375	97	3.5%
Waverly, WV	687	97	3.5%
Little Hocking, OH	759	80	20.0%
Hockingport, OH	144	83	17.1%
Chesterhill, OH	360	82	18.2%
Belpre, OH	6,387	89	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Yarmouth, MA	6,388	127	27.1%
Horseheads, NY	6,388	95	5.3%
Laurel Bay, SC	6,388	100	0.1%
Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL	6,384	170	69.7%
Ranchettes, WY	6,384	120	19.9%
Belpre, OH	6,387	89	11.1%

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 Belpre, OH