Cost Of Living in Groveport, 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	Groveport	Ohio	National
Cost of living	95	92	100
Goods & Services	94	100	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	85	98	100
Housing	95	73	100
Transportation	90	100	100
Utilities	95	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Groveport is 3% higher than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Groveport is 5% lower than the national average
Groveport housing is 5% 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	$76,472	$6,373	$1,784	$2,294
Renters	$48,571	$4,048	$1,133	$1,457

The affordability of the housing market in Groveport, OH as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Groveport homeowners, the median income is $76,472. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,784 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $48,571. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,133 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.46	$24.26	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$42.47	$45.56	6.8%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	2.8%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$19.07	$18.00	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.76	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.68	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$65.99	$125.68	47.5%
Doctor	$117.73	$135.78	13.3%
Dentist	$89.30	$113.29	21.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$475.58	$468.60	1.5%

Housing

Item	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,800.00	$184,700.00	5.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.49	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$927.00	$949.00	2.3%

Transportation

Item	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.79	$59.92	30.3%

Utilities

Item	Groveport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.76	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$186.03	$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.
Orient, OH	130	95	5.3%
Lockbourne, OH	160	83	17.1%
Urbancrest, OH	1,154	85	15.4%
Whitehall, OH	18,944	86	14.5%
Amanda, OH	929	86	14.1%
Groveport, OH	5,630	95	5.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Fenton, MI	5,631	112	11.8%
Turpin Hills, OH	5,631	120	19.6%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,628	90	9.5%
Campbelltown, PA	5,632	113	13.0%
Trooper, PA	5,626	116	16.3%
Groveport, OH	5,630	95	5.2%

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 Groveport, OH