| Index | Assumption | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 74 | 96 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 85 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 84 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 38 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 105 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 93 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $51,667 | $4,306 | $1,205 | $1,550 |
| Renters | $46,000 | $3,833 | $1,073 | $1,380 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.33 | $22.08 | 1.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.17 | $42.88 | 18.0% |
| Toothpaste | $2.67 | $2.57 | 4.1% |
| Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.15 | 14.5% |
| Movie | $9.99 | $11.51 | 13.2% |
| Bowling | $15.00 | $16.62 | 9.7% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.80 | $4.98 | 3.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.58 | 23.2% |
| Milk | $2.04 | $2.42 | 15.5% |
| Potatoes | $4.59 | $3.54 | 29.7% |
| Pizza | $9.89 | $11.49 | 13.9% |
| Beer | $8.68 | $10.04 | 13.5% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $83.00 | $117.76 | 29.5% |
| Doctor | $102.00 | $125.34 | 18.6% |
| Dentist | $78.33 | $107.52 | 27.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.43 | $10.26 | 8.1% |
| Lipitor | $509.48 | $459.24 | 10.9% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $67,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,068.87 | $1,697.41 | 37.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $578.00 | $949.00 | 39.1% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.89 | $3.85 | 1.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $43.00 | $57.01 | 24.6% |
| Item | Assumption | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $157.85 | $177.27 | 11.0% |
| Phone | $194.81 | $189.62 | 2.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Westervelt, IL | 33 | 69 | 31.1% |
| Ohlman, IL | 103 | 75 | 24.9% |
| Tower Hill, IL | 643 | 73 | 26.7% |
| Pana, IL | 5,338 | 75 | 24.9% |
| Owaneco, IL | 259 | 75 | 24.9% |
| Assumption, IL | 1,153 | 74 | 26.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Woodbury Center, CT | 1,153 | 122 | 22.2% |
| Weeki Wachee Gardens, FL | 1,153 | 97 | 2.8% |
| Malvern, IA | 1,153 | 88 | 12.1% |
| Trappe, MD | 1,153 | 108 | 8.1% |
| Concord, MI | 1,153 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Assumption, IL | 1,153 | 74 | 26.3% |
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