| Index | Ellisville | Illinois | National | 
| Cost of living | 72 | 96 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 94 | 97 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 | 
| Health care | 86 | 95 | 100 | 
| Housing | 19 | 95 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 101 | 103 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 90 | 89 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $42,500 | $3,542 | $992 | $1,275 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| 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 | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $25.00 | $24.26 | 3.0% | 
| Beauty Salon | $39.00 | $45.56 | 14.4% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.5% | 
| Shampoo | $1.35 | $1.28 | 5.2% | 
| Movie | $9.91 | $12.13 | 18.4% | 
| Bowling | $15.00 | $18.00 | 16.7% | 
| Item | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.23 | $5.84 | 6.8% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.57 | 2.4% | 
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.5% | 
| Potatoes | $4.97 | $4.93 | 0.6% | 
| Pizza | $12.49 | $12.09 | 3.4% | 
| Beer | $10.32 | $10.41 | 0.9% | 
| Item | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $119.25 | $125.68 | 5.1% | 
| Doctor | $128.33 | $135.78 | 5.5% | 
| Dentist | $81.17 | $113.29 | 28.4% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.34 | $10.65 | 2.9% | 
| Lipitor | $437.64 | $468.60 | 6.6% | 
| Item | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $35,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 81.1% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,766.12 | $2,346.69 | 24.7% | 
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% | 
| Item | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.68 | $3.46 | 6.3% | 
| Tire Balancing | $53.33 | $59.92 | 11.0% | 
| Item | Ellisville | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $158.51 | $193.99 | 18.3% | 
| Phone | $197.49 | $192.25 | 2.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Marietta, IL | 61 | 99 | 0.9% | 
| Bardolph, IL | 277 | 75 | 25.2% | 
| Smithfield, IL | 181 | 75 | 25.2% | 
| St. Augustine, IL | 133 | 78 | 21.7% | 
| Avon, IL | 690 | 80 | 19.9% | 
| Ellisville, IL | 96 | 72 | 27.9% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Campo, CO | 96 | 74 | 26.0% | 
| Belleair Shore, FL | 96 | 392 | 292.2% | 
| Harper, IA | 96 | 83 | 16.7% | 
| Kinsman, IL | 96 | 88 | 12.0% | 
| Hickory Hill, KY | 96 | 107 | 6.6% | 
| Ellisville, IL | 96 | 72 | 27.9% |