| Index | Iola | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 85 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 91 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 91 | 100 |
| Transportation | 108 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 105 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $24.86 | $24.26 | 2.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $36.67 | $45.56 | 19.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.38 | $1.28 | 7.9% |
| Movie | $9.90 | $12.13 | 18.4% |
| Bowling | $17.39 | $18.00 | 3.4% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.93 | $5.84 | 1.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.53 | $1.57 | 2.7% |
| Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.36 | $4.93 | 8.7% |
| Pizza | $10.88 | $12.09 | 10.0% |
| Beer | $13.28 | $10.41 | 27.5% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $83.44 | $125.68 | 33.6% |
| Doctor | $105.97 | $135.78 | 22.0% |
| Dentist | $109.14 | $113.29 | 3.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.75 | $10.65 | 0.9% |
| Lipitor | $493.33 | $468.60 | 5.3% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $85,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,439.22 | $2,346.69 | 38.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $536.00 | $949.00 | 43.5% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.69 | $3.46 | 6.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $67.65 | $59.92 | 12.9% |
| Item | Iola | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $207.34 | $193.99 | 6.9% |
| Phone | $195.27 | $192.25 | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Riverside CDP, PA | 241 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Eyers Grove, PA | 51 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Briar Creek, PA | 1,060 | 87 | 13.1% |
| Berwick, PA | 10,003 | 88 | 12.5% |
| Benton, PA | 520 | 89 | 11.2% |
| Iola, PA | 185 | 85 | 15.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Burnt Ranch, CA | 185 | 112 | 11.6% |
| Kamrar, IA | 185 | 99 | 0.7% |
| New Minden, IL | 185 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Butlerville, IN | 185 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Mission Woods, KS | 185 | 182 | 82.3% |
| Iola, PA | 185 | 85 | 15.2% |
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