According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Hartford City has an overall cost of living index of 76 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Indiana, Hartford City has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Indiana's index of 86.
The standard of living in Hartford City ranks as #54 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Indiana. By definition, that implies Hartford City ranks as the #6,365 most expensive place in the Hoosier State.
Living Expense | Hartford City | Indiana | National Average | |
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Overall | 76 | 86 | 100 | |
Services | 85 | 93 | 100 | |
Groceries | 87 | 93 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 94 | 100 | |
Housing | 41 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 93 | 95 | 100 | |
Utilities | 95 | 96 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Indiana, 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 | Hartford City | Indiana | United States |
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Median Home Value | $61,500 | $148,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $599 | $844 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $34,748 | $58,235 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 1.8x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Hartford City | Indiana |
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Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.06 |
Movie | $5.99 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $10.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Hartford City | Indiana |
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Ground Beef | $3.5 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.12 | $2.05 |
Item | Hartford City | Indiana |
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Haircut | $16.99 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $26.66 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.37 | $2.34 |
Item | Hartford City | Indiana |
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Potatoes | $2.8 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.71 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $138.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $112.78 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $95.67 | $99.13 |
Item | Hartford City | Indiana |
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Gasoline | $2.22 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $40.73 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $156.13 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.27 | $175.64 |