| Index | McCloud | California | National |
| Cost of living | 117 | 141 | 100 |
| Groceries | 110 | 111 | 100 |
| Health care | 117 | 116 | 100 |
| Housing | 115 | 197 | 100 |
| Transportation | 115 | 118 | 100 |
| Utilities | 120 | 119 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 123 | 120 | 100 |
| Household Items | 113 | 111 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 131 | 127 | 100 |

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| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $69,003 | $5,750 | $1,610 | $2,070 |
| Renters | $37,936 | $3,161 | $885 | $1,138 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 13.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Carrick, CA | 60 | 117 | 17.4% |
| Weed, CA | 2,721 | 108 | 7.6% |
| Dunsmuir, CA | 1,920 | 113 | 12.5% |
| Edgewood, CA | 40 | 124 | 24.1% |
| Mount Shasta, CA | 3,339 | 125 | 24.5% |
| McCloud, CA | 918 | 117 | 16.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Beaverdale, IA | 918 | 99 | 0.8% |
| Lansing, IA | 918 | 89 | 11.3% |
| Benton, KS | 918 | 91 | 9.0% |
| Riverton, KS | 918 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Lakeville, NY | 918 | 101 | 1.4% |
| McCloud, CA | 918 | 117 | 16.5% |