| Index | Hanging Rock | Ohio | National | 
| Cost of living | 85 | 92 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 95 | 100 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 100 | 101 | 100 | 
| Health care | 101 | 98 | 100 | 
| Housing | 57 | 73 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 94 | 100 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 98 | 99 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $61,875 | $5,156 | $1,444 | $1,856 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Ohio | 5.75% | 8% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Ohio | 2.76% | 3.99% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $18.78 | $24.26 | 22.6% | 
| Beauty Salon | $46.22 | $45.56 | 1.4% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.56 | $3.70 | 3.8% | 
| Shampoo | $1.18 | $1.28 | 8.1% | 
| Movie | $12.41 | $12.13 | 2.3% | 
| Bowling | $13.67 | $18.00 | 24.1% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.57 | $5.84 | 4.5% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.35 | $1.57 | 14.0% | 
| Milk | $4.83 | $4.67 | 3.4% | 
| Potatoes | $5.16 | $4.93 | 4.6% | 
| Pizza | $11.31 | $12.09 | 6.4% | 
| Beer | $10.19 | $10.41 | 2.1% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $172.33 | $125.68 | 37.1% | 
| Doctor | $158.83 | $135.78 | 17.0% | 
| Dentist | $107.83 | $113.29 | 4.8% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.49 | $10.65 | 1.5% | 
| Lipitor | $355.05 | $468.60 | 24.2% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $105,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.7% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,346.93 | $2,346.69 | 42.6% | 
| Apartment Rent | $550.00 | $949.00 | 42.0% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.36 | $3.46 | 3.0% | 
| Tire Balancing | $52.00 | $59.92 | 13.2% | 
| Item | Hanging Rock | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $189.47 | $193.99 | 2.3% | 
| Phone | $186.09 | $192.25 | 3.2% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| New Boston, OH | 2,657 | 79 | 21.4% | 
| Catlettsburg, KY | 1,834 | 80 | 20.3% | 
| Kenova, WV | 3,011 | 80 | 19.6% | 
| South Shore, KY | 1,287 | 81 | 19.5% | 
| Portsmouth, OH | 20,094 | 82 | 18.3% | 
| Hanging Rock, OH | 168 | 85 | 15.2% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Marshall, AK | 168 | 98 | 2.4% | 
| Sedgwick, AR | 168 | 79 | 21.3% | 
| Elgin, AZ | 168 | 152 | 52.3% | 
| La Junta Gardens, CO | 168 | 104 | 3.6% | 
| Makena, HI | 168 | 415 | 315.4% | 
| Hanging Rock, OH | 168 | 85 | 15.2% |