Cost Of Living in Tipton, 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	Tipton	Indiana	National
Cost of living	84	90	100
Goods & Services	88	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	94	96	100
Housing	63	72	100
Transportation	91	95	100
Utilities	107	107	100

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The cost of living in Tipton is 6% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Tipton is 16% lower than the national average
Tipton housing is 37% 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	$65,857	$5,488	$1,537	$1,976
Renters	$49,848	$4,154	$1,163	$1,496

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Tipton is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Tipton has a median income of about $65,857 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,537 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $49,848. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,163 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.11	$24.26	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.08	$45.56	38.4%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	1.1%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$15.50	$18.00	13.9%

Groceries

Item	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%
Pizza	$13.99	$12.09	15.7%
Beer	$9.95	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.00	$125.68	9.8%
Doctor	$128.67	$135.78	5.2%
Dentist	$96.11	$113.29	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$486.44	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$104,200.00	$184,700.00	43.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,547.29	$2,346.69	34.1%
Apartment Rent	$745.00	$949.00	21.5%

Transportation

Item	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.49	$3.46	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$41.11	$59.92	31.4%

Utilities

Item	Tipton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$216.22	$193.99	11.5%
Phone	$189.67	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Point Isabel, IN	91	94	6.4%
Sims, IN	93	94	6.4%
Windfall City, IN	716	79	20.8%
Elwood, IN	8,435	80	19.8%
Kempton, IN	336	81	19.0%
Tipton, IN	4,974	84	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hazard, KY	4,974	84	15.6%
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC	4,973	n/a
Suncook, NH	4,975	113	12.6%
Redwood Falls, MN	4,977	89	10.5%
Sugarcreek, PA	4,970	86	14.2%
Tipton, IN	4,974	84	15.6%

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 Tipton, IN