| Index | Eagle Lake | Fort Wayne | Indiana |
| Cost of living | 101 | 86 | 89 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 100 | 96 |
| Groceries | 87 | 87 | 94 |
| Health care | 99 | 99 | 96 |
| Housing | 108 | 61 | 72 |
| Transportation | 106 | 106 | 99 |
| Utilities | 95 | 95 | 99 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $84,688 | $7,057 | $1,976 | $2,541 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.23% | 3.23% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.55 | $20.27 | 16.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $33.00 | $40.39 | 18.3% |
| Toothpaste | $1.77 | $2.36 | 25.0% |
| Shampoo | $0.93 | $1.08 | 13.6% |
| Movie | $10.70 | $10.99 | 2.6% |
| Bowling | $16.89 | $15.49 | 9.0% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.97 | $4.30 | 7.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.04 | $1.40 | 25.9% |
| Milk | $1.49 | $2.20 | 32.4% |
| Potatoes | $2.62 | $3.22 | 18.7% |
| Pizza | $10.32 | $10.74 | 3.9% |
| Beer | $8.93 | $9.60 | 6.9% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $90.94 | $109.73 | 17.1% |
| Doctor | $134.78 | $118.34 | 13.9% |
| Dentist | $94.00 | $100.94 | 6.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.52 | $9.93 | 14.2% |
| Lipitor | $511.66 | $469.53 | 9.0% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $103,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $730.80 | $1,229.62 | 40.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $681.00 | $949.00 | 28.2% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.61 | $2.71 | 3.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $63.31 | $51.86 | 22.1% |
| Item | Fort Wayne | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $154.12 | $170.84 | 9.8% |
| Phone | $187.80 | $187.18 | 0.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| St. Joe, IN | 467 | 82 | 18.4% |
| Altona, IN | 226 | 83 | 17.5% |
| Monroeville, IN | 1,156 | 83 | 16.5% |
| Albion, IN | 2,536 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Garrett, IN | 6,620 | 84 | 15.6% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 260,954 | 86 | 13.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chula Vista, CA | 260,598 | 139 | 39.1% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 261,666 | 139 | 39.4% |
| Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | n/a | |
| Buffalo, NY | 258,989 | 82 | 18.4% |
| Burnaby, BC | 258,827 | n/a | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 260,954 | 86 | 13.6% |
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