Cost Of Living in Macon, 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	Macon	Illinois	National
Cost of living	79	96	100
Goods & Services	82	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	83	95	100
Housing	58	95	100
Transportation	94	103	100
Utilities	90	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Macon is 18% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Macon is 21% lower than the national average
Macon housing is 42% 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	$71,172	$5,931	$1,661	$2,135
Renters	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975

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	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$35.50	$24.26	46.3%
Beauty Salon	$44.28	$45.56	2.8%
Toothpaste	$3.85	$3.70	4.1%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.6%
Movie	$14.03	$12.13	15.7%
Bowling	$15.58	$18.00	13.4%

Groceries

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.86	$5.84	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.0%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.3%
Potatoes	$5.11	$4.93	3.6%
Pizza	$13.74	$12.09	13.7%
Beer	$10.08	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.14	$125.68	6.8%
Doctor	$149.89	$135.78	10.4%
Dentist	$110.00	$113.29	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.40	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$384.07	$468.60	18.0%

Housing

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,600.00	$184,700.00	46.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,861.33	$2,346.69	20.7%
Apartment Rent	$647.00	$949.00	31.8%

Transportation

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.03	$3.46	16.3%
Tire Balancing	$64.10	$59.92	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.60	$193.99	34.7%
Phone	$198.23	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Assumption, IL	1,153	74	25.6%
Boody, IL	442	75	25.0%
Niantic, IL	657	75	24.6%
Findlay, IL	703	76	24.1%
Mount Auburn, IL	644	77	23.0%
Macon, IL	1,091	79	21.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Groveland, ID	1,091	102	1.6%
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN	1,091	109	8.8%
Red Cloud, NE	1,091	74	26.2%
Wells, NV	1,091	91	9.0%
North Randall, OH	1,091	87	12.8%
Macon, IL	1,091	79	21.4%

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 Macon, IL