| Index | Greenfield | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 80 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 83 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 52 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 79 | 88 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $86,435 | $7,203 | $2,017 | $2,593 |
| Renters | $39,610 | $3,301 | $924 | $1,188 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.10 | $27.62 | 5.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $45.69 | $51.11 | 10.6% |
| Toothpaste | $4.05 | $4.09 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.66 | $1.54 | 7.7% |
| Movie | $10.95 | $12.88 | 15.0% |
| Yoga | $20.71 | $19.66 | 5.3% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.81 | $7.70 | 1.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.51 | $1.66 | 9.2% |
| Milk | $4.68 | $4.73 | 1.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.16 | $5.26 | 1.8% |
| Pizza | $12.30 | $12.76 | 3.6% |
| Beer | $10.51 | $10.55 | 0.4% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $93.94 | $140.06 | 32.9% |
| Doctor | $109.70 | $153.82 | 28.7% |
| Dentist | $134.62 | $123.15 | 9.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.10 | $11.73 | 3.1% |
| Lipitor | $10.77 | $23.61 | 54.4% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $173,418.00 | $326,622.00 | 46.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,660.94 | $2,480.25 | 33.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $701.00 | $1,444.00 | 51.5% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.96 | $3.06 | 3.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.29 | $65.21 | 4.7% |
| Item | Greenfield | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $148.41 | $220.12 | 32.6% |
| Phone | $191.50 | $195.71 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bridgewater, IA | 140 | 74 | 26.1% |
| Menlo, IA | 481 | 77 | 23.2% |
| Macksburg, IA | 99 | 77 | 22.6% |
| Fontanelle, IA | 690 | 79 | 21.5% |
| Casey, IA | 428 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Greenfield, IA | 1,805 | 80 | 20.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Iota, LA | 1,805 | 90 | 10.5% |
| Osakis, MN | 1,805 | 91 | 9.3% |
| Allentown, NJ | 1,805 | 122 | 22.2% |
| Remsenburg-Speonk, NY | 1,805 | 171 | 70.9% |
| Rhome, TX | 1,805 | 95 | 5.4% |
| Greenfield, IA | 1,805 | 80 | 20.5% |
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