Palatine, IL Cost of Living


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Palatine cost of living score
105.7
More expensive
5.7% higher
than the US average
12.8% higher
than the Illinois average
Palatine, Illinois gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 105.7, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 5.7% higher than the U.S. average and 12.8% higher than the average for Illinois.

Palatine, IL

Housing costs in Palatine?
A typical home costs $305,600, which is 9.6% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 26.4% more expensive than the average Illinois home, at $241,700. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Palatine costs $1,600 per month, which is 11.9% more than the national average of $1,430 and 21.3% more than the state average of $1,260.

Can I afford Palatine?
To live comfortably in Palatine, Illinois, a minimum annual income of $58,680 for a family, and $56,000 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Palatine?
Palatine, Illinois has a cost of living index rating slightly higher than that if the nation at 101 due mostly to its moderately high housing costs making up 35%, transportation at 13%, groceries (10%), utilities (8%) 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 above average providing citizens with an overall reasonable cost of living compared with almost everywhere else in America while still affording them access to city amenities like cultural centers, recreational facilities and educational institutes.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesPalatineIllinoisUnited States
  105.793.7100.0
  9894100
  88.096.9100.0
  110.880.2100.0
  $305,600$241,700$338,100
  95.0%97.7%100.0%
  128.1106.2100.0
  140.3107.8100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 14 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 14 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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