Cost Of Living in Staunton, 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	Staunton	Illinois	National
Cost of living	84	96	100
Goods & Services	92	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	61	95	100
Transportation	94	103	100
Utilities	102	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Staunton is 13% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Staunton is 16% lower than the national average
Staunton housing is 39% 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	$65,338	$5,445	$1,524	$1,960
Renters	$24,539	$2,045	$573	$736

The affordability of the housing market in Staunton, IL 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 Staunton homeowners, the median income is $65,338. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,524 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $24,539. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $573 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.19	$24.26	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.57	$45.56	11.0%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.3%
Movie	$11.28	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$16.92	$18.00	6.0%

Groceries

Item	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.40	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.28	$4.93	6.9%
Pizza	$10.84	$12.09	10.3%
Beer	$9.47	$10.41	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.72	$125.68	0.0%
Doctor	$124.51	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$100.78	$113.29	11.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.14	$10.65	4.8%
Lipitor	$520.16	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,900.00	$184,700.00	45.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.43	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$728.00	$949.00	23.3%

Transportation

Item	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$50.00	$59.92	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Staunton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.84	$193.99	31.0%
Phone	$188.69	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Old Ripley, IL	79	94	5.9%
Walshville, IL	241	94	5.9%
Eagarville, IL	170	75	25.0%
Royal Lakes, IL	282	76	23.7%
Sorento, IL	499	76	23.7%
Staunton, IL	4,528	84	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coopertown, TN	4,528	107	7.0%
Hancock, MI	4,526	86	13.8%
New Burlington, OH	4,526	94	5.9%
Spring Lake Heights, NJ	4,530	150	50.2%
Bayside, WI	4,530	123	22.6%
Staunton, IL	4,528	84	15.8%

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 Staunton, IL