| Index | Eastern Hills | Dayton | Ohio |
| Cost of living | 84 | 85 | 92 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| Health care | 107 | 107 | 98 |
| Housing | 45 | 49 | 73 |
| Transportation | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 102 | 99 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $38,421 | $3,202 | $896 | $1,153 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Ohio | 2.76% | 3.99% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.00 | $24.26 | 13.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.31 | $45.56 | 4.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.57 | $3.70 | 3.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.5% |
| Movie | $12.84 | $12.13 | 5.8% |
| Bowling | $16.32 | $18.00 | 9.3% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.04 | $5.84 | 3.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.57 | 7.2% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.67 | 2.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.19 | $4.93 | 5.1% |
| Pizza | $13.11 | $12.09 | 8.5% |
| Beer | $10.57 | $10.41 | 1.6% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $108.50 | $125.68 | 13.7% |
| Doctor | $152.25 | $135.78 | 12.1% |
| Dentist | $122.07 | $113.29 | 7.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.62 | $10.65 | 0.3% |
| Lipitor | $511.48 | $468.60 | 9.2% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $69,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,810.14 | $2,346.69 | 22.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $724.00 | $949.00 | 23.7% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.24 | $3.46 | 6.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $58.06 | $59.92 | 3.1% |
| Item | Dayton | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $202.76 | $193.99 | 4.5% |
| Phone | $186.57 | $192.25 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Centerville village, OH | 69 | 81 | 18.9% |
| Drexel, OH | 2,320 | 82 | 18.4% |
| Highland Holiday, OH | 677 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Trotwood, OH | 24,410 | 86 | 14.1% |
| New Lebanon, OH | 3,886 | 87 | 13.0% |
| Dayton, OH | 140,444 | 85 | 15.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Miramar, FL | 140,479 | 122 | 22.0% |
| Cambridge, ON | 140,221 | n/a | |
| St. Catharines, ON | 140,913 | n/a | |
| Fullerton, CA | 141,061 | 170 | 69.6% |
| Denton, TX | 139,734 | 115 | 15.3% |
| Dayton, OH | 140,444 | 85 | 15.2% |
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