| Index | Froid | Montana | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 103 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 109 | 100 |
| Groceries | 92 | 101 | 100 |
| Health care | 111 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 50 | 101 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 104 | 100 |
| Utilities | 83 | 82 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $94,456 | $7,871 | $2,204 | $2,834 |
| Renters | $166,677 | $13,890 | $3,889 | $5,001 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Montana | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Montana | 1% | 6.75% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.22 | $27.62 | 19.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.86 | $51.11 | 16.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.07 | $4.09 | 0.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.65 | $1.54 | 7.0% |
| Movie | $13.32 | $12.88 | 3.4% |
| Yoga | $14.22 | $19.66 | 27.7% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.55 | $7.70 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.57 | $1.66 | 5.6% |
| Milk | $4.47 | $4.73 | 5.6% |
| Potatoes | $5.65 | $5.26 | 7.5% |
| Pizza | $12.86 | $12.76 | 0.8% |
| Beer | $10.33 | $10.55 | 2.1% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $160.51 | $140.06 | 14.6% |
| Doctor | $217.33 | $153.82 | 41.3% |
| Dentist | $130.11 | $123.15 | 5.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.87 | $11.73 | 7.3% |
| Lipitor | $19.92 | $23.61 | 15.6% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $163,817.00 | $326,622.00 | 49.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,825.96 | $2,480.25 | 26.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.93 | $3.06 | 4.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $76.67 | $65.21 | 17.6% |
| Item | Froid | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $157.65 | $220.12 | 28.4% |
| Phone | $199.00 | $195.71 | 1.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Medicine Lake, MT | 189 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Bainville, MT | 164 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Culbertson, MT | 687 | 93 | 6.9% |
| Froid, MT | 400 | 82 | 17.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Kiana, AK | 400 | 112 | 12.2% |
| Fall River Mills, CA | 400 | 116 | 15.8% |
| Hull, IL | 400 | 78 | 21.6% |
| Delphos, KS | 400 | 75 | 25.3% |
| Barton Hills, MI | 400 | 246 | 146.2% |
| Froid, MT | 400 | 82 | 17.6% |
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