| Index | Hanlontown | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 50 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 108 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 102 | 94 | 100 |

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| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $109,918 | $9,160 | $2,565 | $3,298 |
| Renters | $79,442 | $6,620 | $1,854 | $2,383 |
| 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. |
| Burchinal, IA | 20 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Portland, IA | 29 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Bolan, IA | 10 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Miller, IA | 31 | 100 | 0.4% |
| Scarville, IA | 54 | 77 | 23.2% |
| Hanlontown, IA | 199 | 86 | 14.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vredenburgh, AL | 199 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Big Bend, CA | 199 | 100 | 0.4% |
| Keswick, CA | 199 | 134 | 34.2% |
| Merom, IN | 199 | 77 | 23.5% |
| Bison, KS | 199 | 74 | 25.8% |
| Hanlontown, IA | 199 | 86 | 14.3% |