| Index | Lake Wilderness | Virginia | National |
| Cost of living | 114 | 109 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 102 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 88 | 103 | 100 |
| Housing | 150 | 129 | 100 |
| Transportation | 94 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 99 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $162,583 | $13,549 | $3,793 | $4,878 |
| Renters | $173,839 | $14,487 | $4,056 | $5,216 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Virginia | 5.3% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Virginia | 2% | 5.75% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $25.67 | $27.62 | 7.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $55.83 | $51.11 | 9.2% |
| Toothpaste | $4.10 | $4.09 | 0.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.53 | $1.54 | 0.8% |
| Movie | $14.69 | $12.88 | 14.1% |
| Yoga | $22.50 | $19.66 | 14.4% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.09 | $7.70 | 8.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.66 | 2.5% |
| Milk | $4.79 | $4.73 | 1.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.60 | $5.26 | 6.5% |
| Pizza | $13.62 | $12.76 | 6.7% |
| Beer | $11.17 | $10.55 | 5.9% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $207.02 | $140.06 | 47.8% |
| Doctor | $135.79 | $153.82 | 11.7% |
| Dentist | $120.33 | $123.15 | 2.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.92 | $11.73 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $11.34 | $23.61 | 52.0% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $462,393.00 | $326,622.00 | 41.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,485.08 | $2,480.25 | 0.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,438.00 | $1,444.00 | 68.8% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.08 | $3.06 | 0.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.28 | $65.21 | 21.4% |
| Item | Lake Wilderness | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $226.95 | $220.12 | 3.1% |
| Phone | $189.31 | $195.71 | 3.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Culpeper, VA | 19,271 | 113 | 12.5% |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA | 5,162 | 115 | 15.0% |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | 8,800 | 116 | 15.6% |
| Falmouth, VA | 5,107 | 127 | 26.7% |
| Fredericksburg, VA | 29,849 | 129 | 29.2% |
| Lake Wilderness, VA | 2,929 | 114 | 13.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Alberni-Clayoquot E, BC | 2,929 | n/a | |
| Horace, ND | 2,928 | 121 | 21.3% |
| Davis, OK | 2,928 | 83 | 16.5% |
| Walworth, WI | 2,928 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Clayton, AL | 2,930 | 78 | 21.9% |
| Lake Wilderness, VA | 2,929 | 114 | 13.6% |