Decatur, IL Cost of Living


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Decatur cost of living score
72.9
Less expensive
27.1% lower
than the US average
22.2% lower
than the Illinois average
Decatur, Illinois gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 72.9, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 27.1% lower than the U.S. average and 22.2% higher than the average for Illinois.

Decatur, IL

Housing costs in Decatur?
A typical home costs $83,400, which is 75.3% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 65.5% less expensive than the average Illinois home, at $241,700. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Decatur costs $890 per month, which is 37.8% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 41.6% cheaper than the state average of $1,260.

Can I afford Decatur?
To live comfortably in Decatur, Illinois, a minimum annual income of $15,840 for a family, and $29,200 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Decatur?
Decatur, Illinois has a cost of living index rating slightly lower than that if the nation at 97due largely to its relatively low housing costs making up 31%, transportation at 13%, groceries (12%), utilities (8%) and healthcare making up 11%. Although utility costs remain relatively high due largely to expensive power sources such as coal or nuclear energy most other categories are either on par or even below average providing citizens with an overall moderate cost of living compared with almost anywhere else in America whilst having access similar amenities found citywide from whatever municipality they call home.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesDecaturIllinoisUnited States
  72.993.7100.0
  9194100
  111.096.9100.0
  23.280.2100.0
  $83,400$241,700$338,100
  98.9%97.7%100.0%
  70.0106.2100.0
  120.5107.8100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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