| Index | Lorraine | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 94 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 37 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 86 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 106 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $46,250 | $3,854 | $1,079 | $1,388 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $15.84 | $24.26 | 34.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $30.99 | $45.56 | 32.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.68 | $3.70 | 0.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.28 | 8.9% |
| Movie | $12.89 | $12.13 | 6.2% |
| Bowling | $12.54 | $18.00 | 30.3% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.70 | $5.84 | 2.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.2% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.96 | $4.93 | 0.5% |
| Pizza | $12.15 | $12.09 | 0.6% |
| Beer | $9.86 | $10.41 | 5.3% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $221.30 | $125.68 | 76.1% |
| Doctor | $147.70 | $135.78 | 8.8% |
| Dentist | $94.01 | $113.29 | 17.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.49 | $10.65 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $526.83 | $468.60 | 12.4% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $68,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,613.36 | $2,346.69 | 31.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.05 | $3.46 | 11.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $49.15 | $59.92 | 18.0% |
| Item | Lorraine | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $207.69 | $193.99 | 7.1% |
| Phone | $200.29 | $192.25 | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Frederick, KS | 15 | 76 | 23.8% |
| Geneseo, KS | 236 | 76 | 23.5% |
| Chase, KS | 454 | 76 | 23.5% |
| Bushton, KS | 313 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Holyrood, KS | 461 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Lorraine, KS | 139 | 79 | 21.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fisher, AR | 139 | 77 | 23.2% |
| East Shore, CA | 139 | 102 | 1.5% |
| Greenview, CA | 139 | 103 | 3.3% |
| Mackey, IN | 139 | 89 | 10.7% |
| Clements, MN | 139 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Lorraine, KS | 139 | 79 | 21.4% |
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