| Index | Barnes City | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living index | 80 | 89 | 100 |
| Index | Barnes City | Iowa | National |
| Goods & Services index | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Health care index | 104 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing index | 38 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 104 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 101 | 95 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $55,139 | $4,595 | $1,286 | $1,654 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.59 | $16.09 | 15.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.28 | $37.33 | 0.1% |
| Toothpaste | $2.24 | $2.45 | 8.5% |
| Shampoo | $0.85 | $1.00 | 15.0% |
| Movie | $10.00 | $10.28 | 2.8% |
| Bowling | $3.61 | $4.93 | 26.8% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.84 | $3.80 | 1.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.40 | 5.5% |
| Milk | $1.97 | $2.01 | 1.9% |
| Potatoes | $2.66 | $3.01 | 11.7% |
| Pizza | $8.66 | $9.89 | 12.4% |
| Beer | $8.74 | $8.90 | 1.8% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $120.35 | $102.16 | 17.8% |
| Doctor | $128.23 | $108.36 | 18.3% |
| Dentist | $82.63 | $92.53 | 10.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.41 | $9.28 | 1.4% |
| Lipitor | $457.54 | $425.82 | 7.4% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $49,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 73.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,140.48 | $1,202.44 | 5.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $592.00 | $949.00 | 37.6% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.16 | $2.24 | 3.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.31 | $46.29 | 21.6% |
| Item | Barnes City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $189.42 | $165.96 | 14.1% |
| Phone | $25.00 | $28.68 | 12.8% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Delta, IA | 246 | 72 | -28% |
| Rose Hill, IA | 160 | 74 | -26% |
| Thornburg, IA | 75 | 76 | -24% |
| What Cheer, IA | 729 | 77 | -23% |
| Gibson, IA | 48 | 80 | -20% |
| Barnes City, IA | 265 | 80 | -20% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Goodman, WI | 265 | 76 | -24% |
| Virgie, KY | 265 | 77 | -23% |
| Bourneville, OH | 265 | 94 | -6% |
| Chilhowee, MO | 265 | 78 | -22% |
| Lockridge, IA | 265 | 77 | -23% |
| Barnes City, IA | 265 | 80 | -20% |