| Index | Blue Mountain | Arkansas | National |
| Cost of living | 91 | 86 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 103 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 94 | 100 |
| Health care | 91 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 72 | 67 | 100 |
| Transportation | 93 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 94 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $88,058 | $7,338 | $2,055 | $2,642 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | 11.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arkansas | 2% | 4.9% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.72 | $27.62 | 11.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $51.25 | $51.11 | 0.3% |
| Toothpaste | $4.05 | $4.09 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.54 | 15.7% |
| Movie | $12.42 | $12.88 | 3.6% |
| Yoga | $24.01 | $19.66 | 22.1% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.61 | $7.70 | 1.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.55 | $4.73 | 3.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.64 | $5.26 | 7.3% |
| Pizza | $11.07 | $12.76 | 13.3% |
| Beer | $9.97 | $10.55 | 5.5% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $160.28 | $140.06 | 14.4% |
| Doctor | $144.53 | $153.82 | 6.0% |
| Dentist | $95.97 | $123.15 | 22.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.35 | $11.73 | 3.3% |
| Lipitor | $22.50 | $23.61 | 4.7% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $235,275.00 | $326,622.00 | 28.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,467.11 | $2,480.25 | 0.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.78 | $3.06 | 9.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $63.00 | $65.21 | 3.4% |
| Item | Blue Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $214.53 | $220.12 | 2.5% |
| Phone | $209.33 | $195.71 | 7.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Havana, AR | 446 | 69 | 31.1% |
| Branch, AR | 403 | 81 | 19.5% |
| Ratcliff, AR | 208 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Booneville, AR | 3,931 | 84 | 15.6% |
| Magazine, AR | 984 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Blue Mountain, AR | 127 | 91 | 9.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Whispering Pines, AZ | 127 | 127 | 26.8% |
| Nicasio, CA | 127 | 420 | 320.3% |
| Princeton, ID | 127 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Raritan, IL | 127 | 74 | 25.5% |
| Belvue, KS | 127 | 94 | 5.8% |
| Blue Mountain, AR | 127 | 91 | 9.2% |
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