| Index | Kiln | Mississippi | National | 
| Cost of living | 93 | 83 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 103 | 92 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 96 | 97 | 100 | 
| Health care | 114 | 98 | 100 | 
| Housing | 85 | 63 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 92 | 88 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 78 | 86 | 100 | 

				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $49,081 | $4,090 | $1,145 | $1,473 | 
| Renters | $48,281 | $4,023 | $1,126 | $1,449 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Mississippi | 5% | 5% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $21.67 | $24.26 | 10.7% | 
| Beauty Salon | $43.17 | $45.56 | 5.3% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.57 | $3.70 | 3.6% | 
| Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.5% | 
| Movie | $13.30 | $12.13 | 9.6% | 
| Bowling | $12.33 | $18.00 | 31.5% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.15 | $5.84 | 5.3% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.6% | 
| Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% | 
| Potatoes | $5.31 | $4.93 | 7.5% | 
| Pizza | $12.61 | $12.09 | 4.3% | 
| Beer | $10.23 | $10.41 | 1.7% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $128.17 | $125.68 | 2.0% | 
| Doctor | $127.78 | $135.78 | 5.9% | 
| Dentist | $129.44 | $113.29 | 14.3% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.46 | $10.65 | 1.8% | 
| Lipitor | $482.03 | $468.60 | 2.9% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $139,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 24.4% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,882.94 | $2,346.69 | 19.8% | 
| Apartment Rent | $1,002.00 | $949.00 | 5.6% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.14 | $3.46 | 9.2% | 
| Tire Balancing | $68.00 | $59.92 | 13.5% | 
| Item | Kiln | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $149.86 | $193.99 | 22.8% | 
| Phone | $186.90 | $192.25 | 2.8% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Pearlington, MS | 803 | 84 | 15.6% | 
| Picayune, MS | 11,016 | 88 | 11.6% | 
| Waveland, MS | 6,352 | 92 | 7.6% | 
| Hide-A-Way Lake, MS | 2,217 | 92 | 7.7% | 
| Diamondhead, MS | 8,076 | 97 | 3.4% | 
| Kiln, MS | 2,462 | 93 | 6.8% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Guyton, GA | 2,463 | 95 | 4.7% | 
| St. Paul, MO | 2,463 | 115 | 14.7% | 
| Coats, NC | 2,463 | 88 | 12.3% | 
| Arlington Heights, WA | 2,463 | 149 | 48.6% | 
| Assiniboia, SK | 2,463 | n/a | |
| Kiln, MS | 2,462 | 93 | 6.8% |