| Index | Argos | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 86 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 87 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 56 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 107 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $50,855 | $4,238 | $1,187 | $1,526 |
| Renters | $47,692 | $3,974 | $1,113 | $1,431 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.78 | $24.26 | 14.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $52.07 | $45.56 | 14.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.34 | $1.28 | 4.6% |
| Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% |
| Bowling | $10.44 | $18.00 | 42.0% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.31 | $5.84 | 8.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.57 | 3.0% |
| Milk | $4.83 | $4.67 | 3.3% |
| Potatoes | $4.96 | $4.93 | 0.4% |
| Pizza | $11.04 | $12.09 | 8.7% |
| Beer | $9.65 | $10.41 | 7.3% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $132.22 | $125.68 | 5.2% |
| Doctor | $117.36 | $135.78 | 13.6% |
| Dentist | $99.95 | $113.29 | 11.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.40 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
| Lipitor | $356.34 | $468.60 | 24.0% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $83,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,868.87 | $2,346.69 | 20.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $757.00 | $949.00 | 20.2% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $42.17 | $59.92 | 29.6% |
| Item | Argos | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $199.24 | $193.99 | 2.7% |
| Phone | $190.02 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Monterey, IN | 391 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Burket, IN | 180 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Mentone, IN | 1,199 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Etna Green, IN | 565 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Akron, IN | 1,142 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Argos, IN | 1,799 | 81 | 19.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Priest River, ID | 1,799 | 99 | 1.5% |
| Howard City, MI | 1,799 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Sylvan Lake, MI | 1,799 | 114 | 14.2% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 79 | 21.1% |
| Linntown, PA | 1,799 | 110 | 10.0% |
| Argos, IN | 1,799 | 81 | 19.3% |