| Index | Mingo | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 53 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 91 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 98 | 94 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
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| Transportation index | |
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| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $84,257 | $7,021 | $1,966 | $2,528 |
| Renters | $70,386 | $5,866 | $1,642 | $2,112 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Valeria, IA | 42 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Rhodes, IA | 329 | 81 | 18.5% |
| Reasnor, IA | 102 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Maxwell, IA | 765 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Melbourne, IA | 764 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Mingo, IA | 311 | 83 | 16.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Center Point, IN | 311 | 81 | 18.8% |
| Staunton, IN | 311 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Blue Mound, KS | 311 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Bandana, KY | 311 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Lupton, MI | 311 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Mingo, IA | 311 | 83 | 16.9% |