| Index | Gulf Port | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 95 | 100 |
| Housing | 74 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 113 | 89 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $53,750 | $4,479 | $1,254 | $1,613 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.13 | $24.26 | 25.3% |
| Beauty Salon | $28.00 | $45.56 | 38.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.84 | $3.70 | 3.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.3% |
| Movie | $9.83 | $12.13 | 19.0% |
| Bowling | $11.95 | $18.00 | 33.6% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.55 | $5.84 | 5.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.6% |
| Milk | $4.72 | $4.67 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.74 | $4.93 | 4.0% |
| Pizza | $12.79 | $12.09 | 5.8% |
| Beer | $9.83 | $10.41 | 5.6% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $120.50 | $125.68 | 4.1% |
| Doctor | $171.88 | $135.78 | 26.6% |
| Dentist | $97.53 | $113.29 | 13.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.43 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $506.88 | $468.60 | 8.2% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $137,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 25.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,420.60 | $2,346.69 | 39.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.37 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $62.78 | $59.92 | 4.8% |
| Item | Gulf Port | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $229.59 | $193.99 | 18.3% |
| Phone | $200.45 | $192.25 | 4.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Beaverdale, IA | 886 | 99 | 0.9% |
| Raritan, IL | 123 | 77 | 22.6% |
| Gladstone, IL | 145 | 79 | 21.2% |
| Pontoosuc, IL | 109 | 81 | 19.1% |
| Lomax, IL | 375 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Gulf Port, IL | 21 | 92 | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pedro Bay, AK | 21 | 118 | 18.0% |
| Wiederkehr Village, AR | 21 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Bucks Lake, CA | 21 | 102 | 1.5% |
| Old Station, CA | 21 | 102 | 1.5% |
| Tennant, CA | 21 | 102 | 1.5% |
| Gulf Port, IL | 21 | 92 | 8.3% |
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