| Index | Dover | Kentucky | National |
| Cost of living | 85 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 102 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 93 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 70 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 88 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $77,290 | $6,441 | $1,803 | $2,319 |
| Renters | $70,110 | $5,843 | $1,636 | $2,104 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kentucky | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kentucky | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.87 | $27.62 | 4.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.77 | $51.11 | 6.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.18 | $4.09 | 2.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.54 | 7.9% |
| Movie | $13.48 | $12.88 | 4.7% |
| Yoga | $18.20 | $19.66 | 7.4% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.77 | $7.70 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.77 | $1.66 | 6.5% |
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.73 | 0.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.42 | $5.26 | 3.1% |
| Pizza | $12.33 | $12.76 | 3.4% |
| Beer | $10.40 | $10.55 | 1.4% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $96.17 | $140.06 | 31.3% |
| Doctor | $189.00 | $153.82 | 22.9% |
| Dentist | $102.40 | $123.15 | 16.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.68 | $11.73 | 0.4% |
| Lipitor | $28.71 | $23.61 | 21.6% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $138,275.00 | $326,622.00 | 57.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,078.25 | $2,480.25 | 16.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $918.00 | $1,444.00 | 36.4% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.05 | $3.06 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $64.00 | $65.21 | 1.9% |
| Item | Dover | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $220.47 | $220.12 | 0.2% |
| Phone | $191.39 | $195.71 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chilo, OH | 67 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Cherry Fork, OH | 62 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Augusta, KY | 1,360 | 84 | 15.5% |
| Ripley, OH | 1,766 | 85 | 14.5% |
| Brooksville, KY | 626 | 86 | 14.4% |
| Dover, KY | 291 | 85 | 15.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Copper Center, AK | 291 | 110 | 10.2% |
| Cisco, IL | 291 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Jewett, IL | 291 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Lisbon, IL | 291 | 96 | 3.6% |
| Arlington, IN | 291 | 97 | 2.8% |
| Dover, KY | 291 | 85 | 15.3% |
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