| Index | Hamer | Idaho | National | 
| Cost of living | 106 | 96 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 118 | 101 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 107 | 101 | 100 | 
| Health care | 96 | 99 | 100 | 
| Housing | 102 | 88 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 100 | 105 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 93 | 86 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $70,000 | $5,833 | $1,633 | $2,100 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Idaho | 6% | 8.5% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Idaho | 5.8% | 5.8% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $34.17 | $24.26 | 40.8% | 
| Beauty Salon | $54.03 | $45.56 | 18.6% | 
| Toothpaste | $4.45 | $3.70 | 20.3% | 
| Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.2% | 
| Movie | $14.00 | $12.13 | 15.4% | 
| Bowling | $18.03 | $18.00 | 0.1% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.67 | $5.84 | 14.1% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.57 | 16.2% | 
| Milk | $4.91 | $4.67 | 5.1% | 
| Potatoes | $4.61 | $4.93 | 6.5% | 
| Pizza | $12.93 | $12.09 | 7.0% | 
| Beer | $11.39 | $10.41 | 9.4% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $134.67 | $125.68 | 7.1% | 
| Doctor | $144.42 | $135.78 | 6.4% | 
| Dentist | $109.17 | $113.29 | 3.6% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.94 | $10.65 | 2.7% | 
| Lipitor | $336.07 | $468.60 | 28.3% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $187,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.5% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,780.77 | $2,346.69 | 61.1% | 
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.43 | $3.46 | 0.8% | 
| Tire Balancing | $60.29 | $59.92 | 0.6% | 
| Item | Hamer | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $177.13 | $193.99 | 8.7% | 
| Phone | $182.36 | $192.25 | 5.1% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Roberts, ID | 570 | 84 | 16.5% | 
| Mud Lake, ID | 456 | 87 | 12.7% | 
| Menan, ID | 894 | 103 | 2.8% | 
| Hamer, ID | 45 | 106 | 6.4% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Libertyville, AL | 45 | 93 | 7.1% | 
| Hensley, AR | 45 | 100 | 0.2% | 
| Volcano, CA | 45 | 112 | 11.6% | 
| Anderson, IA | 45 | 97 | 3.4% | 
| Balltown, IA | 45 | 99 | 0.8% | 
| Hamer, ID | 45 | 106 | 6.4% |