Cost Of Living in Rock Island Arsenal, 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	Rock Island Arsenal	Illinois	National
Cost of living	98	96	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	94	95	100
Housing	n/a	95	100
Transportation	104	103	100
Utilities	86	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rock Island Arsenal is 2% higher than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Rock Island Arsenal is 2% lower than the national average
Rock Island Arsenal housing is 21% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.83	$24.26	14.7%
Beauty Salon	$46.89	$45.56	2.9%
Toothpaste	$3.82	$3.70	3.1%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.5%
Movie	$11.85	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$18.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.67	$5.84	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$4.73	$4.93	4.1%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$9.86	$10.41	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.20	$125.68	6.8%
Doctor	$140.02	$135.78	3.1%
Dentist	$93.33	$113.29	17.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.72	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$454.61	$468.60	3.0%

Housing

Item	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,900.08	$2,346.69	19.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$72.71	$59.92	21.4%

Utilities

Item	Rock Island Arsenal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.70	$193.99	20.8%
Phone	$186.06	$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.
Oak Grove, IL	427	78	22.2%
Panorama Park, IA	212	87	13.0%
Carbon Cliff, IL	1,937	88	12.4%
Rock Island, IL	37,651	88	12.3%
Buffalo, IA	1,090	88	12.1%
Rock Island Arsenal, IL	353	98	1.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Humphrey, AR	353	81	18.8%
Coleville, CA	353	105	5.2%
Atalissa, IA	353	89	10.8%
Earl Park, IN	353	85	15.0%
Macks Creek, MO	353	78	22.4%
Rock Island Arsenal, IL	353	98	1.6%

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 Rock Island Arsenal, IL