According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Scottsburg has an overall cost of living index of 91 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Indiana, Scottsburg has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Indiana's index of 86.
The standard of living in Scottsburg ranks as #1,804 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Indiana. By definition, that implies Scottsburg ranks as the #4,614 most expensive place in the Hoosier State.
Living Expense | Scottsburg | Indiana | National Average | |
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Overall | 91 | 86 | 100 | |
Services | 104 | 93 | 100 | |
Groceries | 93 | 93 | 100 | |
Health | 97 | 94 | 100 | |
Housing | 59 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 104 | 95 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 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 | Scottsburg | Indiana | United States |
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Median Home Value | $100,800 | $148,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $762 | $844 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $36,089 | $58,235 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.8x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Scottsburg | Indiana |
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Shampoo | $0.94 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.1 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.55 | $14.67 |
Item | Scottsburg | Indiana |
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Ground Beef | $3.91 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.09 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.15 | $2.05 |
Item | Scottsburg | Indiana |
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Haircut | $15.0 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $49.58 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.56 | $2.34 |
Item | Scottsburg | Indiana |
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Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.33 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.99 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $71.56 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $133.98 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $82.89 | $99.13 |
Item | Scottsburg | Indiana |
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Gasoline | $2.28 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $51.83 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $157.62 | $167.67 |
Phone | $180.81 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Scottsburg |
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Jeffersontown, KY | 27,933 | 98 | 1.1x |
St. Matthews, KY | 18,022 | 100 | 1.1x |
Shelbyville, KY | 16,244 | 94 | 1.0x |
Middletown, KY | 7,885 | 103 | 1.1x |
Douglass Hills, KY | 5,713 | 107 | 1.2x |
Buckner, KY | 5,640 | 120 | 1.3x |