| Index | Heartwell | Nebraska | National |
| Cost of living | 76 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 98 | 100 |
| Housing | 43 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 80 | 86 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $36,458 | $3,038 | $851 | $1,094 |
| Renters | $54,792 | $4,566 | $1,278 | $1,644 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Nebraska | 2.46% | 6.64% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $17.50 | $24.26 | 27.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $28.75 | $45.56 | 36.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.28 | 23.5% |
| Movie | $9.10 | $12.13 | 25.0% |
| Bowling | $11.33 | $18.00 | 37.0% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.66 | $5.84 | 14.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 4.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.49 | $4.93 | 9.1% |
| Pizza | $11.34 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
| Beer | $9.34 | $10.41 | 10.3% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $128.50 | $125.68 | 2.2% |
| Doctor | $139.89 | $135.78 | 3.0% |
| Dentist | $97.50 | $113.29 | 13.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.22 | $10.65 | 4.0% |
| Lipitor | $518.77 | $468.60 | 10.7% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $50,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 72.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,926.53 | $2,346.69 | 17.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $738.00 | $949.00 | 22.2% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.36 | $3.46 | 2.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $55.44 | $59.92 | 7.5% |
| Item | Heartwell | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $126.33 | $193.99 | 34.9% |
| Phone | $199.27 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Norman, NE | 38 | 71 | 29.1% |
| Prosser, NE | 115 | 75 | 25.1% |
| Holstein, NE | 277 | 77 | 22.6% |
| Roseland, NE | 219 | 80 | 19.7% |
| Shelton, NE | 1,241 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Heartwell, NE | 93 | 76 | 24.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Diomede, AK | 93 | 104 | 3.5% |
| Sun Valley, AZ | 93 | 108 | 7.6% |
| Glasgow, IL | 93 | 74 | 26.0% |
| Sims, IN | 93 | 94 | 6.4% |
| Highland Beach, MD | 93 | 174 | 73.5% |
| Heartwell, NE | 93 | 76 | 24.0% |
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