| Index | East Dundee | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 106 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 109 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 101 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 125 | 112 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 97 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $76,098 | $6,342 | $1,776 | $2,283 |
| Renters | $30,899 | $2,575 | $721 | $927 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.00 | $17.49 | 25.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $69.77 | $38.17 | 82.8% |
| Toothpaste | $2.69 | $2.32 | 15.9% |
| Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.01 | 9.1% |
| Movie | $14.86 | $10.72 | 38.6% |
| Bowling | $19.00 | $13.86 | 37.1% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.07 | $3.90 | 4.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.40 | 24.7% |
| Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
| Potatoes | $3.74 | $3.18 | 17.5% |
| Pizza | $10.00 | $10.39 | 3.8% |
| Beer | $8.14 | $9.23 | 11.8% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $97.00 | $106.34 | 8.8% |
| Doctor | $105.00 | $115.25 | 8.9% |
| Dentist | $102.00 | $98.38 | 3.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.95 | $9.26 | 7.4% |
| Lipitor | $494.16 | $466.47 | 5.9% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $173,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 5.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,857.61 | $1,273.32 | 45.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,113.00 | $949.00 | 17.3% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.42 | $2.59 | 31.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.00 | $48.90 | 16.6% |
| Item | East Dundee | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $131.81 | $167.60 | 21.4% |
| Phone | $200.46 | $163.42 | 22.7% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Carpentersville, IL | 38,275 | 102 | 2% |
| Pingree Grove, IL | 5,983 | 96 | -4% |
| Woodstock, IL | 25,232 | 96 | -4% |
| Elgin, IL | 111,919 | 104 | 4% |
| Holiday Hills, IL | 698 | 104 | 4% |
| East Dundee, IL | 3,125 | 106 | 6% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Whispering Pines, NC | 3,125 | 109 | 9% |
| Moorefield, WV | 3,125 | 85 | -15% |
| Corydon, IN | 3,125 | 86 | -14% |
| Algoma, WI | 3,125 | 82 | -18% |
| Kenvil, NJ | 3,126 | 118 | 18% |
| East Dundee, IL | 3,125 | 106 | 6% |
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