| Index | Lake Panorama | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 130 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 214 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 87 | 96 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $108,929 | $9,077 | $2,542 | $3,268 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.63 | $24.26 | 15.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.00 | $45.56 | 10.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.69 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.35 | $1.28 | 5.6% |
| Movie | $11.17 | $12.13 | 7.9% |
| Bowling | $20.87 | $18.00 | 15.9% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.36 | $5.84 | 8.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.6% |
| Milk | $4.82 | $4.67 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $4.81 | $4.93 | 2.6% |
| Pizza | $11.84 | $12.09 | 2.0% |
| Beer | $9.82 | $10.41 | 5.7% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $125.17 | $125.68 | 0.4% |
| Doctor | $129.05 | $135.78 | 5.0% |
| Dentist | $96.60 | $113.29 | 14.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.88 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $495.45 | $468.60 | 5.7% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $394,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 113.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,877.36 | $2,346.69 | 20.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.19 | $3.46 | 7.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $52.49 | $59.92 | 12.4% |
| Item | Lake Panorama | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $154.71 | $193.99 | 20.3% |
| Phone | $186.87 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bayard, IA | 332 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Menlo, IA | 466 | 78 | 21.7% |
| Jamaica, IA | 250 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Yale, IA | 368 | 79 | 21.1% |
| Dawson, IA | 152 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Lake Panorama, IA | 805 | 130 | 29.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Imboden, AR | 805 | 76 | 23.6% |
| Cobb, CA | 805 | 121 | 21.5% |
| Patterson, GA | 805 | 84 | 15.5% |
| Hinton, IA | 805 | 95 | 5.4% |
| Florence, MT | 805 | 112 | 11.8% |
| Lake Panorama, IA | 805 | 130 | 29.8% |
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