| Index | Gridley | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 78 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 86 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 86 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 105 | 107 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $55,000 | $4,583 | $1,283 | $1,650 |
| Renters | $36,250 | $3,021 | $846 | $1,088 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $15.67 | $24.26 | 35.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.00 | $45.56 | 18.8% |
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.7% |
| Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.28 | 15.9% |
| Movie | $6.46 | $12.13 | 46.8% |
| Bowling | $10.00 | $18.00 | 44.4% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.33 | $5.84 | 8.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.7% |
| Milk | $4.53 | $4.67 | 3.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.87 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
| Pizza | $12.40 | $12.09 | 2.6% |
| Beer | $9.69 | $10.41 | 6.9% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $83.00 | $125.68 | 34.0% |
| Doctor | $105.00 | $135.78 | 22.7% |
| Dentist | $90.33 | $113.29 | 20.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.08 | $10.65 | 5.4% |
| Lipitor | $537.67 | $468.60 | 14.7% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $63,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,862.63 | $2,346.69 | 20.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $788.00 | $949.00 | 17.0% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.12 | $3.46 | 9.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.34 | $59.92 | 16.0% |
| Item | Gridley | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $202.28 | $193.99 | 4.3% |
| Phone | $201.39 | $192.25 | 4.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Virgil, KS | 38 | 72 | 27.9% |
| Madison, KS | 788 | 79 | 20.7% |
| Hartford, KS | 338 | 80 | 20.4% |
| LeRoy, KS | 579 | 77 | 22.6% |
| Burlington, KS | 2,535 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Gridley, KS | 355 | 78 | 21.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rockford Bay, ID | 355 | 174 | 74.1% |
| Latham, IL | 355 | 76 | 24.1% |
| Ransom, IL | 355 | 87 | 13.0% |
| Spottsville, KY | 355 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Branch, LA | 355 | 72 | 28.1% |
| Gridley, KS | 355 | 78 | 21.8% |