| Index | Fayette | Ohio | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 48 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 94 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 97 | 93 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
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| Housing index | |
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| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $84,968 | $7,081 | $1,982 | $2,549 |
| Renters | $32,904 | $2,742 | $768 | $987 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Ohio | 2.76% | 3.99% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pulaski, OH | 96 | 78 | 21.7% |
| Tedrow, OH | 216 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Waldron, MI | 557 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Morenci, MI | 2,010 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Clayton, MI | 274 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Fayette, OH | 1,320 | 81 | 19.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Tower Lakes, IL | 1,320 | 145 | 45.5% |
| Cayuga, IN | 1,320 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Hudson Lake, IN | 1,320 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,320 | 100 | 0.2% |
| Friedens, PA | 1,320 | 89 | 10.6% |
| Fayette, OH | 1,320 | 81 | 19.3% |