According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Crest Hill has an overall cost of living index of 94 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Illinois, Crest Hill has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Illinois's index of 98.
The standard of living in Crest Hill ranks as #2,290 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Illinois. By definition, that implies Crest Hill ranks as the #4,129 most expensive place in the Prairie State.
Living Expense | Crest Hill | Illinois | National Average | |
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Overall | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 110 | 99 | 100 | |
Housing | 91 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 108 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Illinois, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Crest Hill | Illinois | United States |
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Median Home Value | $173,700 | $202,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,170 | $1,038 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $58,462 | $68,428 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 3.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Crest Hill | Illinois |
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Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.54 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.5 | $14.67 |
Item | Crest Hill | Illinois |
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Ground Beef | $4.97 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.29 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.69 | $2.05 |
Item | Crest Hill | Illinois |
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Haircut | $20.12 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $37.89 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.73 | $2.34 |
Item | Crest Hill | Illinois |
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Potatoes | $3.81 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.98 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.53 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $107.11 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $157.4 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $103.57 | $99.13 |
Item | Crest Hill | Illinois |
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Gasoline | $2.4 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.78 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $130.12 | $167.67 |
Phone | $191.29 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Crest Hill |
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Naperville, IL | 147,734 | 125 | 1.3x |
Joliet, IL | 147,323 | 96 | 1.0x |
Tinley Park, IL | 56,082 | 105 | 1.1x |
Wheaton, IL | 53,157 | 118 | 1.3x |
Downers Grove, IL | 49,263 | 120 | 1.3x |
Plainfield, IL | 44,857 | 115 | 1.2x |
Romeoville, IL | 39,644 | 103 | 1.1x |
Lockport, IL | 25,499 | 104 | 1.1x |
Lisle, IL | 23,363 | 117 | 1.2x |
Darien, IL | 21,843 | 111 | 1.2x |