| Index | Cerro Gordo | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 77 | 96 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 85 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 84 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 50 | 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 | $62,917 | $5,243 | $1,468 | $1,888 |
| Renters | $48,889 | $4,074 | $1,141 | $1,467 |
| 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 | Cerro Gordo | 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 | Cerro Gordo | 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 | Cerro Gordo | 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 | Cerro Gordo | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $94,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 48.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,068.87 | $1,697.41 | 37.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $824.00 | $949.00 | 13.2% |
| Item | Cerro Gordo | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.89 | $3.85 | 1.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $43.00 | $57.01 | 24.6% |
| Item | Cerro Gordo | 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. |
| LaPlace, IL | 128 | 74 | 26.0% |
| Hammond, IL | 530 | 76 | 24.2% |
| Lovington, IL | 1,156 | 76 | 24.2% |
| Ivesdale, IL | 250 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Maroa, IL | 1,982 | 77 | 22.9% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 77 | 22.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Los Alamos, CA | 1,275 | 138 | 38.2% |
| Atoka, NM | 1,275 | 86 | 13.9% |
| Gardiner, NY | 1,275 | 116 | 15.6% |
| Sturgeon, PA | 1,275 | 96 | 4.5% |
| Fort Thompson, SD | 1,275 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 77 | 22.6% |
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