Cost Of Living in Diamond, 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	Diamond	Illinois	National
Cost of living	100	96	100
Goods & Services	106	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	98	95	100
Housing	98	95	100
Transportation	114	103	100
Utilities	80	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Diamond is 4% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Diamond is equal to the national average
Diamond housing is 2% 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	$56,518	$4,710	$1,319	$1,696
Renters	$39,500	$3,292	$922	$1,185

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	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.72	$24.26	18.7%
Beauty Salon	$37.22	$45.56	18.3%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$9.99	$12.13	17.7%
Bowling	$16.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.8%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$10.69	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$9.61	$10.41	7.7%

Health Care

Item	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.67	$125.68	31.0%
Doctor	$110.00	$135.78	19.0%
Dentist	$82.00	$113.29	27.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.17	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$511.00	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,900.00	$184,700.00	9.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,316.57	$2,346.69	43.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,085.00	$949.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.52	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$59.92	24.9%

Utilities

Item	Diamond	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.87	$193.99	19.1%
Phone	$198.03	$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.
Wilmington village, IL	144	80	20.0%
Union Hill, IL	69	77	22.5%
East Brooklyn, IL	57	85	14.6%
Reddick, IL	213	86	13.8%
Verona, IL	259	91	8.8%
Diamond, IL	2,786	100	0.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Snowmass Village, CO	2,786	156	55.9%
Fairview, PA	2,786	97	2.7%
Canadian, TX	2,786	90	9.8%
Bar Nunn, WY	2,786	103	3.5%
Grand Forks AFB, ND	2,785	112	11.7%
Diamond, IL	2,786	100	0.3%

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 Diamond, IL