Cost Of Living in Rushville, IN

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	Rushville	Indiana	National
Cost of living	82	90	100
Goods & Services	88	94	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	82	96	100
Housing	57	72	100
Transportation	96	95	100
Utilities	100	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rushville is 9% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Rushville is 18% lower than the national average
Rushville housing is 43% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$60,208	$5,017	$1,405	$1,806
Renters	$34,914	$2,910	$815	$1,048

The affordability of the housing market in Rushville, IN 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 Rushville homeowners, the median income is $60,208. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,405 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $34,914. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $815 for their rent related monthly costs.

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$24.26	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$24.17	$45.56	47.0%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.3%
Movie	$6.66	$12.13	45.1%
Bowling	$11.00	$18.00	38.9%

Groceries

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.0%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.99	$4.93	1.2%
Pizza	$12.47	$12.09	3.1%
Beer	$10.17	$10.41	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$62.00	$125.68	50.7%
Doctor	$102.21	$135.78	24.7%
Dentist	$91.00	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$482.95	$468.60	3.1%

Housing

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,900.00	$184,700.00	50.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,616.74	$2,346.69	31.1%
Apartment Rent	$726.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$54.17	$59.92	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Rushville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$195.81	$193.99	0.9%
Phone	$190.02	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Clarksburg, IN	56	92	8.1%
Mount Auburn, IN	92	77	23.5%
Milroy, IN	650	78	22.3%
Dublin, IN	951	79	21.0%
Laurel, IN	778	79	21.0%
Rushville, IN	6,194	82	18.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Monroe, MI	6,194	94	6.1%
Salem, IN	6,193	86	13.8%
St. Robert, MO	6,193	93	7.5%
Jan Phyl Village, FL	6,195	93	7.1%
Ocean Shores, WA	6,196	117	16.9%
Rushville, IN	6,194	82	18.4%

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 Rushville, IN