| Index | Fair Play | Missouri | National |
| Cost of living | 76 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 89 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 95 | 100 |
| Health care | 95 | 90 | 100 |
| Housing | 46 | 78 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 80 | 99 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $31,250 | $2,604 | $729 | $938 |
| Renters | $14,118 | $1,177 | $329 | $424 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 2% | 4.95% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.90 | $24.26 | 13.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.40 | $45.56 | 4.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.69 | $3.70 | 0.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.28 | 11.9% |
| Movie | $11.45 | $12.13 | 5.7% |
| Bowling | $20.06 | $18.00 | 11.5% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.93 | $5.84 | 1.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.37 | $1.57 | 12.7% |
| Milk | $4.65 | $4.67 | 0.5% |
| Potatoes | $4.78 | $4.93 | 3.1% |
| Pizza | $10.93 | $12.09 | 9.6% |
| Beer | $9.53 | $10.41 | 8.5% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $87.72 | $125.68 | 30.2% |
| Doctor | $89.65 | $135.78 | 34.0% |
| Dentist | $114.22 | $113.29 | 0.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.47 | $10.65 | 1.7% |
| Lipitor | $495.14 | $468.60 | 5.7% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $52,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 71.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,859.59 | $2,346.69 | 20.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $830.00 | $949.00 | 12.5% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.49 | $3.46 | 0.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $45.32 | $59.92 | 24.4% |
| Item | Fair Play | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $193.72 | $193.99 | 0.1% |
| Phone | $200.43 | $192.25 | 4.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Flemington, MO | 71 | 68 | 32.0% |
| Humansville, MO | 1,391 | 74 | 25.6% |
| Greenfield, MO | 1,401 | 75 | 25.4% |
| Stockton, MO | 1,810 | 78 | 22.2% |
| Aldrich, MO | 66 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Fair Play, MO | 532 | 76 | 23.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Trenton, NE | 532 | 74 | 25.5% |
| Toledo, WA | 532 | 107 | 6.5% |
| Kieler, WI | 532 | 97 | 3.1% |
| Parisville, QC | 532 | n/a | |
| Pikogan, QC | 532 | n/a | |
| Fair Play, MO | 532 | 76 | 23.6% |
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