| Index | Guttenberg | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 92 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 85 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 89 | 94 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $75,940 | $6,328 | $1,772 | $2,278 |
| Renters | $40,088 | $3,341 | $935 | $1,203 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Elkport, IA | 18 | 75 | 24.5% |
| Farmersburg, IA | 380 | 79 | 20.9% |
| Osterdock, IA | 128 | 79 | 20.7% |
| Garber, IA | 106 | 80 | 20.2% |
| St. Olaf, IA | 134 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1,754 | 92 | 7.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lacoochee, FL | 1,754 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Monson Center, MA | 1,754 | 115 | 14.9% |
| Chenoweth, OR | 1,754 | 104 | 3.7% |
| Depoe Bay, OR | 1,754 | 117 | 17.4% |
| Willard, UT | 1,754 | 111 | 10.9% |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1,754 | 92 | 7.5% |