Cost Of Living in Clifton, 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	Clifton	Illinois	National
Cost of living	89	96	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	90	95	100
Housing	75	95	100
Transportation	95	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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The cost of living in Clifton is 8% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Clifton is 11% lower than the national average
Clifton housing is 25% 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	$85,781	$7,148	$2,001	$2,574
Renters	$42,321	$3,527	$987	$1,270

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	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.56	$24.26	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$42.28	$45.56	7.2%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.46	$1.28	13.8%
Movie	$8.75	$12.13	27.9%
Bowling	$18.33	$18.00	1.9%

Groceries

Item	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.5%
Pizza	$13.80	$12.09	14.1%
Beer	$10.43	$10.41	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.66	$125.68	25.5%
Doctor	$120.22	$135.78	11.5%
Dentist	$113.44	$113.29	0.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.48	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$365.52	$468.60	22.0%

Housing

Item	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,900.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,536.70	$2,346.69	34.5%
Apartment Rent	$802.00	$949.00	15.5%

Transportation

Item	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$61.36	$59.92	2.4%

Utilities

Item	Clifton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.45	$193.99	18.8%
Phone	$197.49	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Union Hill, IL	69	77	22.5%
Piper City, IL	855	79	21.0%
Watseka, IL	4,956	82	18.4%
Cabery, IL	260	82	18.1%
Beaverville, IL	370	82	17.9%
Clifton, IL	1,178	89	11.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dixon, KY	1,178	86	14.2%
Petersburg, MI	1,178	93	7.5%
Mill Neck, NY	1,178	246	145.6%
Saint-Alban, QC	1,178	n/a
Grand-Remous, QC	1,178	n/a
Clifton, IL	1,178	89	11.2%

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 Clifton, IL