Study: This Grocery Store Has The Cheapest Prices In Illinois

You may have seen or read recently that if you're looking for the cheapest prices on groceries that you could possibly find, you should look no further than that big red building with a bullseye as a logo, Target.

That may very well be true, depending on where you live.

A recent study of grocery store pricing by NetCredit.com did determine that Target is the most affordable place for groceries...but only in 15 states, not including the state of Illinois. Coming in right behind Target is Walmart, with the best prices in 8 states, then comes Grocery Outlet with the most affordable groceries in 6 states.

Other grocery chains that offered up the most affordable prices, according to the NetCredit study:

• Hy-Vee (5 states)
• Food Lion (5 states)
• Price Rite (3 states)
• Price Chopper (2 states)
• Save A Lot (2 states)
• Fiesta Mart (1 state)
• Smart & Final (1 state)
• Top Markets (1 state)
• Super 1 Food (1 state)

I've got to admit that there are several stores on the list that I've never heard of before (looking at you, Price Chopper and Smart & Final), but I am familiar with the store that the study says has the best grocery prices in Illinois.

There Are Currently 33 Save A Lot Locations Spread Across The State Of Illinois

Illinois is one of two states where the NetCredit analysis points to Save A Lot as being the most affordable grocery store, and the other is Indiana.

Patch.com:

The cheapest groceries in the Prairie State can be found at Save A Lot, according to NetCredit. Save A Lot's offerings are 16.7 percent less than the state average. Food4Less, Hy-Vee and Target follow, all with at least 10 percent below-average prices.

Comparatively, Fresh Thyme Market and Target's fast delivery option are the least affordable, at 4.48 percent and 1.23 percent, respectively, above the state average.

You can read the NetCredit.com piece here.