| Index | Cedar Vale | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 75 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 27 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 93 | 100 |

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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $67,012 | $5,584 | $1,564 | $2,011 |
| Renters | $35,625 | $2,969 | $831 | $1,069 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grainola, OK | 19 | 72 | 28.3% |
| Elgin, KS | 52 | 72 | 27.6% |
| Cambridge, KS | 105 | 77 | 23.3% |
| Dexter, KS | 617 | 78 | 22.1% |
| Burden, KS | 653 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Cedar Vale, KS | 685 | 75 | 24.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| McDonald Chapel, AL | 685 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Smith River, CA | 685 | 126 | 25.8% |
| Cinco Bayou, FL | 685 | 113 | 13.0% |
| Colbert, GA | 685 | 96 | 4.0% |
| Ireton, IA | 685 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Cedar Vale, KS | 685 | 75 | 24.8% |