| Index | Sunset Hills | Madison | Wisconsin |
| Cost of living | 121 | 107 | 96 |
| Goods & Services | 104 | 104 | 99 |
| Groceries | 106 | 106 | 100 |
| Health care | 122 | 122 | 112 |
| Housing | 159 | 113 | 88 |
| Transportation | 105 | 105 | 99 |
| Utilities | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $106,806 | $8,901 | $2,492 | $3,205 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Wisconsin | 5% | 6.75% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Wisconsin | 3.54% | 7.65% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.33 | $20.27 | 10.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $53.17 | $40.39 | 31.6% |
| Toothpaste | $2.17 | $2.36 | 8.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.08 | 12.1% |
| Movie | $10.93 | $10.99 | 0.5% |
| Bowling | $20.78 | $15.49 | 34.1% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.31 | $4.30 | 0.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.40 | 10.5% |
| Milk | $2.27 | $2.20 | 2.9% |
| Potatoes | $2.90 | $3.22 | 9.9% |
| Pizza | $10.32 | $10.74 | 3.9% |
| Beer | $8.43 | $9.60 | 12.1% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $66.22 | $109.73 | 39.6% |
| Doctor | $205.50 | $118.34 | 73.7% |
| Dentist | $120.55 | $100.94 | 19.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.41 | $9.93 | 14.9% |
| Lipitor | $486.79 | $469.53 | 3.7% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $217,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 17.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,397.68 | $1,229.62 | 13.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $959.00 | $949.00 | 1.1% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.60 | $2.71 | 4.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $62.00 | $51.86 | 19.6% |
| Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $179.45 | $170.84 | 5.0% |
| Phone | $182.84 | $187.18 | 2.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sauk City, WI | 3,467 | 101 | 0.9% |
| Stoughton, WI | 13,041 | 103 | 2.7% |
| Brooklyn, WI | 1,343 | 103 | 3.2% |
| Belleville, WI | 2,515 | 103 | 3.4% |
| Dane, WI | 1,043 | 105 | 4.8% |
| Madison, WI | 246,034 | 107 | 7.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Norfolk, VA | 245,724 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Irvine, CA | 246,992 | 178 | 77.5% |
| Lubbock, TX | 244,507 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Longueuil, QC | 249,920 | n/a | |
| Chandler, AZ | 242,131 | 108 | 7.8% |
| Madison, WI | 246,034 | 107 | 7.4% |
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