Cost Of Living in Ulen, 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	Ulen	Indiana	National
Cost of living	123	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	89	96	100
Housing	184	72	100
Transportation	96	95	100
Utilities	104	107	100

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The cost of living in Ulen is 38% higher than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Ulen is 23% higher than the national average
Ulen housing is 84% higher 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	$124,375	$10,365	$2,902	$3,732
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.53	$24.26	19.5%
Beauty Salon	$39.03	$45.56	14.3%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	4.1%
Movie	$10.91	$12.13	10.1%
Bowling	$18.70	$18.00	3.9%

Groceries

Item	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.91	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.07	$4.93	2.7%
Pizza	$12.39	$12.09	2.5%
Beer	$10.30	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$73.37	$125.68	41.6%
Doctor	$99.19	$135.78	26.9%
Dentist	$109.26	$113.29	3.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.70	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$509.36	$468.60	8.7%

Housing

Item	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$340,600.00	$184,700.00	84.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,794.91	$2,346.69	23.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.2%
Tire Balancing	$54.63	$59.92	8.8%

Utilities

Item	Ulen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$207.03	$193.99	6.7%
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.
Clarks Hill, IN	774	83	16.6%
Kirklin, IN	1,125	81	18.9%
Frankfort, IN	15,569	86	13.6%
Colfax, IN	813	88	12.2%
New Ross, IN	516	89	11.4%
Ulen, IN	231	123	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McGrath, AK	231	100	0.5%
Carthage, AR	231	77	22.5%
Homeland, FL	231	86	13.6%
Lambs Grove, IA	231	90	10.5%
Dent, MN	231	87	12.7%
Ulen, IN	231	123	23.5%

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 Ulen, IN