| Index | Hartsburg | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 103 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 91 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 95 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 52 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 108 | 112 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 97 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $60,625 | $5,052 | $1,414 | $1,819 |
| Renters | $37,917 | $3,160 | $885 | $1,138 |
| 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 | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.00 | $17.49 | 2.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $32.50 | $38.17 | 14.9% |
| Toothpaste | $2.49 | $2.32 | 7.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.71 | $1.01 | 69.0% |
| Movie | $7.91 | $10.72 | 26.2% |
| Bowling | $15.00 | $13.86 | 8.2% |
| Item | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.24 | $3.90 | 16.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.03 | $1.40 | 26.2% |
| Milk | $1.04 | $1.96 | 47.0% |
| Potatoes | $3.11 | $3.18 | 2.3% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $10.39 | 5.7% |
| Beer | $7.99 | $9.23 | 13.4% |
| Item | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $127.88 | $106.34 | 20.3% |
| Doctor | $106.50 | $115.25 | 7.6% |
| Dentist | $87.50 | $98.38 | 11.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.99 | $9.26 | 7.9% |
| Lipitor | $452.52 | $466.47 | 3.0% |
| Item | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $86,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 53.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,056.27 | $1,273.32 | 17.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $620.00 | $949.00 | 34.7% |
| Item | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.99 | $2.59 | 15.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $48.00 | $48.90 | 1.8% |
| Item | Hartsburg | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $157.13 | $167.60 | 6.2% |
| Phone | $188.52 | $163.42 | 15.4% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Beason, IL | 70 | 75 | -25% |
| Broadwell, IL | 152 | 81 | -19% |
| Middletown, IL | 323 | 82 | -18% |
| New Holland, IL | 187 | 84 | -16% |
| San Jose, IL | 645 | 84 | -16% |
| Hartsburg, IL | 251 | 86 | -14% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Harmonsburg, PA | 251 | 84 | -16% |
| Louisville, KS | 251 | 75 | -25% |
| Windsor, FL | 251 | 398 | 298% |
| Elizabethtown, OH | 251 | 90 | -10% |
| Indian Wells, AZ | 251 | 83 | -17% |
| Hartsburg, IL | 251 | 86 | -14% |
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