| Index | Canton | Missouri | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 92 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 103 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 53 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 87 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 92 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $90,985 | $7,582 | $2,123 | $2,730 |
| Renters | $45,194 | $3,766 | $1,054 | $1,356 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 2% | 4.95% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.80 | $27.62 | 31.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $28.00 | $51.11 | 45.2% |
| Toothpaste | $4.11 | $4.09 | 0.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.54 | 21.5% |
| Movie | $11.55 | $12.88 | 10.3% |
| Yoga | $11.67 | $19.66 | 40.6% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.52 | $7.70 | 2.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.56 | $1.66 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.61 | $4.73 | 2.6% |
| Potatoes | $5.28 | $5.26 | 0.4% |
| Pizza | $13.90 | $12.76 | 8.9% |
| Beer | $10.19 | $10.55 | 3.4% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $123.00 | $140.06 | 12.2% |
| Doctor | $183.60 | $153.82 | 19.4% |
| Dentist | $98.20 | $123.15 | 20.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.45 | $11.73 | 2.4% |
| Lipitor | $29.37 | $23.61 | 24.4% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $163,936.00 | $326,622.00 | 49.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,682.46 | $2,480.25 | 32.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $841.00 | $1,444.00 | 41.8% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.04 | $3.06 | 0.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $65.60 | $65.21 | 0.6% |
| Item | Canton | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $205.61 | $220.12 | 6.6% |
| Phone | $191.50 | $195.71 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ewing, MO | 440 | 78 | 22.3% |
| Monticello, MO | 112 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Lima, IL | 109 | 81 | 19.4% |
| La Grange, MO | 969 | 81 | 19.2% |
| Mendon, IL | 1,115 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Canton, MO | 2,545 | 82 | 17.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Solomons, MD | 2,545 | 145 | 45.0% |
| Vista Center, NJ | 2,545 | 152 | 51.5% |
| Leavenworth, WA | 2,545 | 132 | 32.4% |
| York, AL | 2,544 | 75 | 24.6% |
| Charleston, AR | 2,544 | 87 | 12.9% |
| Canton, MO | 2,545 | 82 | 17.8% |
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