| Index | Kirkland | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 89 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 95 | 100 |
| Housing | 86 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 110 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 87 | 89 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $70,438 | $5,870 | $1,643 | $2,113 |
| Renters | $33,889 | $2,824 | $791 | $1,017 |
| 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 | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.94 | $24.26 | 17.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $36.22 | $45.56 | 20.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.58 | $3.70 | 3.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
| Movie | $12.73 | $12.13 | 4.9% |
| Bowling | $12.67 | $18.00 | 29.6% |
| Item | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.72 | $5.84 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.9% |
| Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 0.9% |
| Potatoes | $4.82 | $4.93 | 2.3% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
| Beer | $9.56 | $10.41 | 8.2% |
| Item | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $79.67 | $125.68 | 36.6% |
| Doctor | $158.33 | $135.78 | 16.6% |
| Dentist | $110.16 | $113.29 | 2.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.8% |
| Lipitor | $460.30 | $468.60 | 1.8% |
| Item | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $149,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 19.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,465.09 | $2,346.69 | 37.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $945.00 | $949.00 | 0.4% |
| Item | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.69 | $3.46 | 6.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $70.28 | $59.92 | 17.3% |
| Item | Kirkland | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $147.39 | $193.99 | 24.0% |
| Phone | $198.03 | $192.25 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Garden Prairie, IL | 265 | 79 | 20.6% |
| Rockford, IL | 147,441 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Rochelle, IL | 9,083 | 86 | 13.6% |
| Belvidere, IL | 24,932 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Monroe Center, IL | 384 | 87 | 12.8% |
| Kirkland, IL | 1,524 | 92 | 8.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Parsons, WV | 1,524 | 81 | 18.8% |
| Saint-Ulric, QC | 1,524 | n/a | |
| Amherst, QC | 1,524 | n/a | |
| Lake Hamilton, FL | 1,525 | 98 | 2.3% |
| Collings Lakes, NJ | 1,525 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Kirkland, IL | 1,524 | 92 | 8.5% |