| Index | Lake Santee | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 97 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 85 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 86 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 116 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 84 | 95 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $126,699 | $10,558 | $2,956 | $3,801 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.00 | $27.62 | 27.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $27.22 | $51.11 | 46.7% |
| Toothpaste | $4.40 | $4.09 | 7.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.70 | $1.54 | 10.2% |
| Movie | $7.32 | $12.88 | 43.2% |
| Yoga | $12.00 | $19.66 | 39.0% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.80 | $7.70 | 1.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.63 | $1.66 | 1.9% |
| Milk | $4.99 | $4.73 | 5.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.28 | $5.26 | 0.4% |
| Pizza | $12.48 | $12.76 | 2.2% |
| Beer | $10.69 | $10.55 | 1.3% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $72.00 | $140.06 | 48.6% |
| Doctor | $119.24 | $153.82 | 22.5% |
| Dentist | $98.33 | $123.15 | 20.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.45 | $11.73 | 2.4% |
| Lipitor | $24.92 | $23.61 | 5.5% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $379,249.00 | $326,622.00 | 16.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,562.29 | $2,480.25 | 37.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.17 | $3.06 | 3.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.70 | $65.21 | 13.0% |
| Item | Lake Santee | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $165.13 | $220.12 | 25.0% |
| Phone | $193.62 | $195.71 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Clarksburg, IN | 58 | 89 | 10.6% |
| Milroy, IN | 666 | 76 | 23.6% |
| Laurel, IN | 802 | 77 | 22.7% |
| Glenwood, IN | 319 | 79 | 21.4% |
| Rushville, IN | 6,395 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Lake Santee, IN | 885 | 97 | 2.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lake Park, GA | 885 | 96 | 3.5% |
| Gaston, IN | 885 | 80 | 20.0% |
| Sanford, MI | 885 | 91 | 9.3% |
| Tohatchi, NM | 885 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Keys, OK | 885 | 87 | 12.8% |
| Lake Santee, IN | 885 | 97 | 2.6% |
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