According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Sugar Grove has an overall cost of living index of 108 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Illinois, Sugar Grove has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Illinois's index of 98.
The standard of living in Sugar Grove ranks as #3,955 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Illinois. By definition, that implies Sugar Grove ranks as the #2,464 most expensive place in the Prairie State.
Living Expense | Sugar Grove | Illinois | National Average | |
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Overall | 108 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 94 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 110 | 99 | 100 | |
Housing | 133 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 111 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 90 | 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 | Sugar Grove | Illinois | United States |
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Median Home Value | $292,000 | $202,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,375 | $1,038 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $110,607 | $68,428 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.6x | 3.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.15x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Sugar Grove | Illinois |
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Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.54 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.5 | $14.67 |
Item | Sugar Grove | Illinois |
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Ground Beef | $4.97 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.29 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.69 | $2.05 |
Item | Sugar Grove | Illinois |
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Haircut | $20.12 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $37.89 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.73 | $2.34 |
Item | Sugar Grove | 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 | Sugar Grove | 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. Sugar Grove |
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Naperville, IL | 147,734 | 125 | 1.2x |
Wheaton, IL | 53,157 | 118 | 1.1x |
Plainfield, IL | 44,857 | 115 | 1.1x |
Bartlett, IL | 40,894 | 117 | 1.1x |
Carol Stream, IL | 39,447 | 112 | 1.0x |
Oswego, IL | 35,470 | 109 | 1.0x |
Batavia, IL | 26,479 | 112 | 1.0x |
Lisle, IL | 23,363 | 117 | 1.1x |
Geneva, IL | 21,843 | 115 | 1.1x |
Montgomery, IL | 19,515 | 101 | 0.9x |