| Index | Hillview | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 80 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 82 | 102 | 100 |
| Housing | 38 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 114 | 102 | 100 |
| Utilities | 94 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $56,038 | $4,670 | $1,307 | $1,681 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.77 | $27.62 | 28.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $34.44 | $51.11 | 32.6% |
| Toothpaste | $4.38 | $4.09 | 7.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.59 | $1.54 | 3.1% |
| Movie | $13.22 | $12.88 | 2.6% |
| Yoga | $23.96 | $19.66 | 21.9% |
| Item | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.66 | $7.70 | 0.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.66 | 11.6% |
| Milk | $4.64 | $4.73 | 2.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.59 | $5.26 | 6.3% |
| Pizza | $14.92 | $12.76 | 16.9% |
| Beer | $9.38 | $10.55 | 11.1% |
| Item | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $122.02 | $140.06 | 12.9% |
| Doctor | $122.17 | $153.82 | 20.6% |
| Dentist | $99.83 | $123.15 | 18.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.18 | $11.73 | 3.8% |
| Lipitor | $17.20 | $23.61 | 27.2% |
| Item | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $79,344.00 | $326,622.00 | 75.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,036.94 | $2,480.25 | 17.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,021.00 | $1,444.00 | 29.3% |
| Item | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.22 | $3.06 | 5.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $87.94 | $65.21 | 34.9% |
| Item | Hillview | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $195.03 | $220.12 | 11.4% |
| Phone | $202.32 | $195.71 | 3.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Nebo, IL | 373 | 71 | 29.4% |
| Pearl, IL | 102 | 74 | 26.3% |
| Glasgow, IL | 96 | 77 | 23.3% |
| Detroit, IL | 23 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Hamburg, IL | 159 | 77 | 22.8% |
| Hillview, IL | 164 | 80 | 20.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Five Points, AL | 164 | 103 | 2.6% |
| Paradise CDP, CA | 164 | 146 | 46.2% |
| Hasty, CO | 164 | 81 | 18.8% |
| Pilot Mound, IA | 164 | 79 | 20.8% |
| St. Charles, ID | 164 | 96 | 3.7% |
| Hillview, IL | 164 | 80 | 20.1% |
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