| Index | Hawarden | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living index | 80 | 90 | 100 |
| Index | Hawarden | Iowa | National |
| Goods & Services index | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care index | 107 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing index | 46 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 91 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 85 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $51,848 | $4,321 | $1,210 | $1,556 |
| Renters | $28,920 | $2,410 | $675 | $868 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.15 | $17.49 | 7.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $30.20 | $38.17 | 20.9% |
| Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.32 | 8.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.01 | 11.7% |
| Movie | $9.75 | $10.72 | 9.1% |
| Bowling | $15.19 | $13.86 | 9.6% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.19 | $3.90 | 18.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.91 | $1.40 | 36.8% |
| Milk | $2.13 | $1.96 | 8.6% |
| Potatoes | $2.49 | $3.18 | 21.8% |
| Pizza | $10.49 | $10.39 | 0.9% |
| Beer | $8.79 | $9.23 | 4.8% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $124.00 | $106.34 | 16.6% |
| Doctor | $142.50 | $115.25 | 23.6% |
| Dentist | $100.00 | $98.38 | 1.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.59 | $9.26 | 3.6% |
| Lipitor | $447.40 | $466.47 | 4.1% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $78,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,183.43 | $1,273.32 | 7.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $507.00 | $949.00 | 46.6% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.58 | $2.59 | 0.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $38.40 | $48.90 | 21.5% |
| Item | Hawarden | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $124.73 | $167.60 | 25.6% |
| Phone | $178.51 | $163.42 | 9.2% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chatsworth, IA | 82 | 72 | -28% |
| Hudson, SD | 297 | 78 | -22% |
| Craig, IA | 92 | 80 | -20% |
| Alcester, SD | 1,000 | 81 | -19% |
| Brunsville, IA | 105 | 81 | -19% |
| Hawarden, IA | 2,538 | 80 | -20% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Brinckerhoff, NY | 2,538 | 129 | 29% |
| Beverly, NJ | 2,538 | 103 | 3% |
| Crosby, MN | 2,537 | 95 | -5% |
| Roaring Spring, PA | 2,537 | 90 | -10% |
| Bentleyville, PA | 2,537 | 87 | -13% |
| Hawarden, IA | 2,538 | 80 | -20% |