According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Jennings has an overall cost of living index of 82 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Missouri, Jennings has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Missouri's index of 89.
The standard of living in Jennings ranks as #377 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Missouri. By definition, that implies Jennings ranks as the #6,041 most expensive place in the Show Me State.
Living Expense | Jennings | Missouri | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 82 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 94 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 103 | 96 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 96 | 100 | |
Housing | 51 | 77 | 100 | |
Transportation | 91 | 91 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Missouri, 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Jennings |
---|---|---|---|
Edwardsville, IL | 25,332 | 98 | 1.2x |
Collinsville, IL | 24,489 | 90 | 1.1x |
Godfrey, IL | 17,540 | 90 | 1.1x |
Fairview Heights, IL | 16,143 | 87 | 1.1x |
Swansea, IL | 14,100 | 94 | 1.1x |
Glen Carbon, IL | 12,468 | 97 | 1.2x |
Columbia, IL | 10,692 | 94 | 1.1x |
Bethalto, IL | 9,258 | 86 | 1.0x |
Maryville, IL | 7,962 | 98 | 1.2x |
Pontoon Beach, IL | 5,822 | 83 | 1.0x |