Bolingbrook, IL Cost of Living


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Bolingbrook cost of living score
95.2
Less expensive
4.8% lower
than the US average
1.6% higher
than the Illinois average
Bolingbrook, Illinois gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 95.2, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 4.8% lower than the U.S. average and 1.6% lower than the average for Illinois.

Bolingbrook, IL

Housing costs in Bolingbrook?
A typical home costs $290,200, which is 14.2% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 20.1% more expensive than the average Illinois home, at $241,700. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Bolingbrook costs $1,790 per month, which is 25.2% more than the national average of $1,430 and 29.6% more than the state average of $1,260.

Can I afford Bolingbrook?
To live comfortably in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a minimum annual income of $55,440 for a family, and $62,400 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Bolingbrook?
Bolingbrook, Illinois has a cost of living index rating slightly higher than that if the nation at 103 due mostly to its relatively high housing costs making up 43%, transportation at 10%, groceries (10%), utilities (7%) and healthcare making up 8%. 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
     CategoriesBolingbrookIllinoisUnited States
  95.293.7100.0
  97.294100
  96.096.9100.0
  91.280.2100.0
  $290,200$241,700$338,100
  97.8%97.7%100.0%
  95.9106.2100.0
  134.1107.8100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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I agree with everything you wrote! I'm anxious to get out of my neighborhood! Houses around me are falling apart and yards are a mess! I've been here over 30 years and  More

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Over 11 years ago

The community in which I live is diverse which is very important to me and my family. Great schools! The high school is a Grammy award winning school for they great  More

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Over 12 years ago

I am recently a Mom again after over 20 years and I want a safe, quiet community to raise my daughter. A community of working middle-class who value  More

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