| Index | Coleta | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 84 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 55 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 99 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 97 | 100 | 100 |

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| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $84,770 | $7,064 | $1,978 | $2,543 |
| Renters | $69,460 | $5,788 | $1,621 | $2,084 |
| 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. |
| Harmon, IL | 150 | 84 | 16.0% |
| Rock Falls, IL | 9,152 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Milledgeville, IL | 1,014 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Nelson, IL | 138 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Mount Carroll, IL | 1,557 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Coleta, IL | 236 | 84 | 16.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Friendship, AR | 236 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Lynn, AR | 236 | 80 | 19.9% |
| Morgan Heights, CO | 236 | 143 | 43.2% |
| Lambs Grove, IA | 236 | 91 | 9.2% |
| Ulen, IN | 236 | 124 | 24.2% |
| Coleta, IL | 236 | 84 | 16.3% |