| Index | Girard | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 54 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 92 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 91 | 93 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $70,475 | $5,873 | $1,644 | $2,114 |
| Renters | $41,413 | $3,451 | $966 | $1,243 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chicopee, KS | 555 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Franklin, KS | 631 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Burgess, MO | 34 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Walnut, KS | 230 | 70 | 29.6% |
| Mindenmines, MO | 405 | 72 | 27.5% |
| Girard, KS | 2,749 | 82 | 17.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Edwards AFB, CA | 2,749 | 137 | 36.8% |
| Bloomfield, IA | 2,749 | 86 | 14.2% |
| La Grange, NC | 2,749 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Ravenel, SC | 2,749 | 104 | 4.0% |
| Daingerfield, TX | 2,749 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Girard, KS | 2,749 | 82 | 17.6% |