| Index | Graettinger | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living index | 82 | 90 | 100 |
| Index | Graettinger | Iowa | National |
| Goods & Services index | 98 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 103 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care index | 118 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing index | 39 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 99 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 97 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $49,688 | $4,141 | $1,159 | $1,491 |
| Renters | $31,597 | $2,633 | $737 | $948 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.50 | $17.49 | 28.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $27.60 | $38.17 | 27.7% |
| Toothpaste | $2.23 | $2.32 | 3.9% |
| Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
| Movie | $9.75 | $10.72 | 9.1% |
| Bowling | $10.00 | $13.86 | 27.9% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.43 | $3.90 | 12.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $2.73 | $1.40 | 95.6% |
| Milk | $1.73 | $1.96 | 11.8% |
| Potatoes | $3.24 | $3.18 | 1.8% |
| Pizza | $11.99 | $10.39 | 15.4% |
| Beer | $8.99 | $9.23 | 2.6% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $111.30 | $106.34 | 4.7% |
| Doctor | $204.33 | $115.25 | 77.3% |
| Dentist | $101.00 | $98.38 | 2.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.69 | $9.26 | 15.4% |
| Lipitor | $348.93 | $466.47 | 25.2% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $65,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 64.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $745.67 | $1,273.32 | 41.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $463.00 | $949.00 | 51.2% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.64 | $2.59 | 1.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $47.33 | $48.90 | 3.2% |
| Item | Graettinger | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $161.10 | $167.60 | 3.9% |
| Phone | $179.21 | $163.42 | 9.7% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rodman, IA | 39 | 77 | -23% |
| Cylinder, IA | 76 | 78 | -22% |
| Ringsted, IA | 479 | 80 | -20% |
| Dickens, IA | 204 | 80 | -20% |
| Wallingford, IA | 180 | 81 | -19% |
| Graettinger, IA | 716 | 82 | -18% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Duck Key, FL | 716 | 156 | 56% |
| Rushville, NY | 716 | 90 | -10% |
| Welcome, MN | 716 | 85 | -15% |
| Wallace, SC | 716 | 88 | -12% |
| Gray Court, SC | 716 | 85 | -15% |
| Graettinger, IA | 716 | 82 | -18% |