| Index | Mount Summit | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 87 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 61 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Utilities | 113 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $71,250 | $5,938 | $1,662 | $2,138 |
| Renters | $44,286 | $3,691 | $1,033 | $1,329 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.50 | $24.26 | 32.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $30.94 | $45.56 | 32.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.69 | $3.70 | 0.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
| Movie | $11.69 | $12.13 | 3.6% |
| Bowling | $11.24 | $18.00 | 37.6% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.74 | $5.84 | 1.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.7% |
| Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.8% |
| Potatoes | $4.88 | $4.93 | 1.0% |
| Pizza | $12.18 | $12.09 | 0.8% |
| Beer | $9.64 | $10.41 | 7.4% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $138.77 | $125.68 | 10.4% |
| Doctor | $101.43 | $135.78 | 25.3% |
| Dentist | $122.83 | $113.29 | 8.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.19 | $10.65 | 4.3% |
| Lipitor | $475.45 | $468.60 | 1.5% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $97,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 47.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,324.56 | $2,346.69 | 43.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $761.00 | $949.00 | 19.8% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.51 | $3.46 | 1.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $47.59 | $59.92 | 20.6% |
| Item | Mount Summit | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $236.28 | $193.99 | 21.8% |
| Phone | $189.86 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Blountsville, IN | 83 | 78 | 22.2% |
| Mount Auburn, IN | 92 | 77 | 23.5% |
| Cadiz, IN | 242 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Losantville, IN | 258 | 82 | 17.9% |
| Mooreland, IN | 338 | 83 | 17.4% |
| Mount Summit, IN | 408 | 87 | 13.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Hammondville, AL | 408 | 85 | 14.5% |
| Greasewood, AZ | 408 | 90 | 9.9% |
| Wenden, AZ | 408 | 81 | 19.3% |
| Edna, CA | 408 | 263 | 163.2% |
| Shady Dale, GA | 408 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Mount Summit, IN | 408 | 87 | 13.1% |
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