| Index | Lodgepole | Nebraska | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 91 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 38 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 93 | 100 |
| Utilities | 96 | 89 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $67,456 | $5,621 | $1,574 | $2,024 |
| Renters | $31,877 | $2,656 | $744 | $956 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Nebraska | 2.46% | 6.64% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $33.85 | $27.62 | 22.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $39.21 | $51.11 | 23.3% |
| Toothpaste | $4.06 | $4.09 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.47 | $1.54 | 4.7% |
| Movie | $10.85 | $12.88 | 15.8% |
| Yoga | $15.72 | $19.66 | 20.0% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $8.50 | $7.70 | 10.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.66 | 6.8% |
| Milk | $4.59 | $4.73 | 3.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.46 | $5.26 | 3.9% |
| Pizza | $13.78 | $12.76 | 8.0% |
| Beer | $10.57 | $10.55 | 0.2% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $204.19 | $140.06 | 45.8% |
| Doctor | $185.27 | $153.82 | 20.4% |
| Dentist | $113.46 | $123.15 | 7.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.77 | $11.73 | 0.3% |
| Lipitor | $16.69 | $23.61 | 29.3% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $97,926.00 | $326,622.00 | 70.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,550.62 | $2,480.25 | 2.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $802.00 | $1,444.00 | 44.5% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.91 | $3.06 | 4.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $65.54 | $65.21 | 0.5% |
| Item | Lodgepole | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $208.17 | $220.12 | 5.4% |
| Phone | $191.75 | $195.71 | 2.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sunol, NE | 115 | 100 | 0.2% |
| Ovid, CO | 261 | 84 | 15.6% |
| Chappell, NE | 847 | 86 | 13.9% |
| Sedgwick, CO | 166 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Lodgepole, NE | 302 | 81 | 18.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Idledale, CO | 302 | 141 | 40.6% |
| Baldwin, IL | 302 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Fillmore, IL | 302 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Healy, KS | 302 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Berkey, OH | 302 | 99 | 1.3% |
| Lodgepole, NE | 302 | 81 | 18.5% |
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