| Index | Americus | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 105 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 107 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 117 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 95 | 100 |
| Utilities | 109 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $81,103 | $6,759 | $1,892 | $2,433 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.11 | $24.26 | 13.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $34.91 | $45.56 | 23.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.28 | 5.7% |
| Movie | $9.09 | $12.13 | 25.1% |
| Bowling | $19.27 | $18.00 | 7.1% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.90 | $5.84 | 1.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.57 | 3.1% |
| Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 0.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.00 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
| Pizza | $11.42 | $12.09 | 5.5% |
| Beer | $9.83 | $10.41 | 5.6% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $121.07 | $125.68 | 3.7% |
| Doctor | $123.38 | $135.78 | 9.1% |
| Dentist | $140.03 | $113.29 | 23.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.9% |
| Lipitor | $516.41 | $468.60 | 10.2% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $215,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 16.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,162.95 | $2,346.69 | 7.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.46 | $3.46 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.36 | $59.92 | 4.3% |
| Item | Americus | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $223.79 | $193.99 | 15.4% |
| Phone | $190.17 | $192.25 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Buck Creek, IN | 257 | 84 | 16.4% |
| Camden, IN | 589 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Flora, IN | 1,856 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Brookston, IN | 1,398 | 86 | 13.8% |
| Delphi, IN | 2,979 | 86 | 13.5% |
| Americus, IN | 234 | 105 | 4.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Elmira, CA | 234 | 117 | 17.5% |
| Fredonia, IA | 234 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Colp, IL | 234 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Lake Ka-Ho, IL | 234 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Copper City, MI | 234 | 81 | 19.3% |
| Americus, IN | 234 | 105 | 4.6% |
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