| Index | Marengo | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 40 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Utilities | 104 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $50,000 | $4,167 | $1,167 | $1,500 |
| Renters | $19,848 | $1,654 | $463 | $595 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.42 | $24.26 | 8.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.57 | $45.56 | 4.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.55 | $3.70 | 4.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.36 | $1.28 | 6.5% |
| Movie | $11.48 | $12.13 | 5.4% |
| Bowling | $16.61 | $18.00 | 7.7% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.88 | $5.84 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.57 | 10.8% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.01 | $4.93 | 1.6% |
| Pizza | $12.45 | $12.09 | 3.0% |
| Beer | $10.53 | $10.41 | 1.1% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $173.41 | $125.68 | 38.0% |
| Doctor | $108.22 | $135.78 | 20.3% |
| Dentist | $104.94 | $113.29 | 7.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.84 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $483.43 | $468.60 | 3.2% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $60,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 67.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,453.08 | $2,346.69 | 4.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $539.00 | $949.00 | 43.2% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.56 | $3.46 | 2.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $47.16 | $59.92 | 21.3% |
| Item | Marengo | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $206.98 | $193.99 | 6.7% |
| Phone | $190.02 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fredericksburg, IN | 41 | 99 | 0.7% |
| Leavenworth, IN | 406 | 81 | 18.8% |
| English, IN | 955 | 82 | 18.5% |
| Livonia, IN | 76 | 83 | 17.5% |
| Milltown, IN | 819 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Marengo, IN | 658 | 82 | 18.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ona, FL | 658 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Melba, ID | 658 | 95 | 4.7% |
| Russell, MA | 658 | 106 | 6.2% |
| Marshall, NC | 658 | 96 | 4.3% |
| Lyons, OH | 658 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Marengo, IN | 658 | 82 | 18.4% |
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