| Index | Everglades | Florida | National |
| Cost of living | 107 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 105 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 108 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 116 | 96 | 100 |
| Transportation | 107 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 96 | 97 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $89,000 | $7,417 | $2,077 | $2,670 |
| Renters | $48,125 | $4,010 | $1,123 | $1,444 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Florida | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.20 | $24.26 | 16.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $54.05 | $45.56 | 18.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.63 | $3.70 | 1.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.45 | $1.28 | 13.5% |
| Movie | $13.05 | $12.13 | 7.6% |
| Bowling | $21.20 | $18.00 | 17.8% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.06 | $5.84 | 3.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.0% |
| Milk | $4.57 | $4.67 | 2.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.24 | $4.93 | 6.1% |
| Pizza | $11.72 | $12.09 | 3.0% |
| Beer | $11.06 | $10.41 | 6.2% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $101.67 | $125.68 | 19.1% |
| Doctor | $153.94 | $135.78 | 13.4% |
| Dentist | $122.09 | $113.29 | 7.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.59 | $10.65 | 0.6% |
| Lipitor | $535.04 | $468.60 | 14.2% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $246,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 33.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,422.46 | $2,346.69 | 3.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $725.00 | $949.00 | 23.6% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.47 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $74.92 | $59.92 | 25.0% |
| Item | Everglades | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $179.36 | $193.99 | 7.5% |
| Phone | $194.07 | $192.25 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chokoloskee, FL | 1,136 | 103 | 2.8% |
| Plantation Island, FL | 19 | 103 | 2.8% |
| Everglades, FL | 228 | 107 | 6.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fruitdale, AL | 228 | 76 | 23.6% |
| Grady, AR | 228 | 81 | 18.9% |
| Griffithville, AR | 228 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Arthur, IA | 228 | 78 | 22.0% |
| Cleghorn, IA | 228 | 78 | 22.1% |
| Everglades, FL | 228 | 107 | 6.9% |
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