| Index | Channel Lake | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 101 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 106 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 98 | 100 | 100 |

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| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $89,592 | $7,466 | $2,090 | $2,688 |
| Renters | $56,231 | $4,686 | $1,312 | $1,687 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Park City, IL | 7,894 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Lake Ivanhoe, WI | 408 | 94 | 5.7% |
| North Chicago, IL | 30,865 | 95 | 5.0% |
| Round Lake Park, IL | 8,005 | 95 | 5.3% |
| Waukegan, IL | 90,063 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Channel Lake, IL | 1,833 | 101 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Douglass, KS | 1,833 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Gordon, NE | 1,833 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Scotland Neck, NC | 1,832 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Rogue River, OR | 1,834 | 101 | 1.5% |
| Channel Lake, IL | 1,833 | 101 | 1.2% |