| Index | Dowelltown | Tennessee | National | 
| Cost of living | 86 | 89 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 98 | 94 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 | 
| Health care | 84 | 88 | 100 | 
| Housing | 68 | 80 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 90 | 89 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 88 | 93 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $53,750 | $4,479 | $1,254 | $1,613 | 
| Renters | $25,250 | $2,104 | $589 | $758 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Tennessee | 0% | 0% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $16.67 | $24.26 | 31.3% | 
| Beauty Salon | $35.81 | $45.56 | 21.4% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.68 | $3.70 | 0.6% | 
| Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.28 | 15.7% | 
| Movie | $11.36 | $12.13 | 6.4% | 
| Bowling | $16.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.08 | $5.84 | 4.1% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.44 | $1.57 | 8.2% | 
| Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% | 
| Potatoes | $5.16 | $4.93 | 4.6% | 
| Pizza | $10.76 | $12.09 | 11.0% | 
| Beer | $9.98 | $10.41 | 4.1% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $91.33 | $125.68 | 27.3% | 
| Doctor | $106.94 | $135.78 | 21.2% | 
| Dentist | $90.50 | $113.29 | 20.1% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.15 | $10.65 | 4.8% | 
| Lipitor | $466.21 | $468.60 | 0.5% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $125,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 31.9% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,899.91 | $2,346.69 | 19.0% | 
| Apartment Rent | $631.00 | $949.00 | 33.5% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.19 | $3.46 | 7.9% | 
| Tire Balancing | $50.61 | $59.92 | 15.5% | 
| Item | Dowelltown | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $155.43 | $193.99 | 19.9% | 
| Phone | $192.18 | $192.25 | 0.0% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Alexandria, TN | 992 | 84 | 16.2% | 
| Smithville, TN | 4,781 | 87 | 12.8% | 
| Woodbury, TN | 2,841 | 89 | 11.3% | 
| Liberty, TN | 348 | 89 | 10.6% | 
| Watertown, TN | 1,698 | 90 | 10.4% | 
| Dowelltown, TN | 352 | 86 | 13.9% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Eldora, CO | 352 | 100 | 0.1% | 
| Odessa, DE | 352 | 116 | 16.0% | 
| Lawler, IA | 352 | 74 | 25.5% | 
| New Meadows, ID | 352 | 96 | 3.8% | 
| Greenwood, IL | 352 | 114 | 13.8% | 
| Dowelltown, TN | 352 | 86 | 13.9% |