Index | Nelson | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 89 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 110 | 103 | 100 |
Utilities | 87 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $51,250 | $4,271 | $1,196 | $1,538 |
Renters | $26,786 | $2,232 | $625 | $804 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.94 | $24.26 | 17.8% |
Beauty Salon | $36.22 | $45.56 | 20.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.58 | $3.70 | 3.2% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
Movie | $12.73 | $12.13 | 4.9% |
Bowling | $12.67 | $18.00 | 29.6% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.72 | $5.84 | 2.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.9% |
Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 0.9% |
Potatoes | $4.82 | $4.93 | 2.3% |
Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
Beer | $9.56 | $10.41 | 8.2% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $79.67 | $125.68 | 36.6% |
Doctor | $158.33 | $135.78 | 16.6% |
Dentist | $110.16 | $113.29 | 2.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.8% |
Lipitor | $460.30 | $468.60 | 1.8% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $75,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 59.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,465.09 | $2,346.69 | 37.6% |
Apartment Rent | $713.00 | $949.00 | 24.9% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.69 | $3.46 | 6.7% |
Tire Balancing | $70.28 | $59.92 | 17.3% |
Item | Nelson | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $147.39 | $193.99 | 24.0% |
Phone | $198.03 | $192.25 | 3.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Deer Grove, IL | 33 | 75 | 24.8% |
Harmon, IL | 146 | 79 | 21.0% |
Rock Falls, IL | 8,914 | 80 | 20.1% |
Milledgeville, IL | 987 | 80 | 19.6% |
Tampico, IL | 771 | 81 | 18.7% |
Nelson, IL | 132 | 81 | 19.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Yellow Bluff, AL | 132 | 78 | 22.2% |
Vallecito, CA | 132 | 133 | 32.8% |
Otter Creek, FL | 132 | 71 | 29.2% |
Blockton, IA | 132 | 74 | 25.6% |
Geneva, IA | 132 | 77 | 22.7% |
Nelson, IL | 132 | 81 | 19.2% |