| Index | Mountain City | Tennessee | National |
| Cost of living | 92 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 109 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 115 | 85 | 100 |
| Housing | 64 | 80 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 88 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 89 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $66,739 | $5,562 | $1,557 | $2,002 |
| Renters | $19,034 | $1,586 | $444 | $571 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Tennessee | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.89 | $27.62 | 11.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $77.17 | $51.11 | 51.0% |
| Toothpaste | $4.05 | $4.09 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.74 | $1.54 | 12.8% |
| Movie | $13.60 | $12.88 | 5.6% |
| Yoga | $24.00 | $19.66 | 22.1% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.59 | $7.70 | 1.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.88 | $4.73 | 3.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.33 | $5.26 | 1.4% |
| Pizza | $12.41 | $12.76 | 2.8% |
| Beer | $10.70 | $10.55 | 1.4% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $156.58 | $140.06 | 11.8% |
| Doctor | $145.54 | $153.82 | 5.4% |
| Dentist | $133.11 | $123.15 | 8.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.79 | $11.73 | 0.5% |
| Lipitor | $35.17 | $23.61 | 49.0% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $229,906.00 | $326,622.00 | 29.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,993.74 | $2,480.25 | 20.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $704.00 | $1,444.00 | 51.2% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.89 | $3.06 | 5.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.73 | $65.21 | 13.0% |
| Item | Mountain City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $207.12 | $220.12 | 5.9% |
| Phone | $190.84 | $195.71 | 2.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Damascus, VA | 672 | 92 | 7.9% |
| Cove Creek, NC | 1,119 | 108 | 8.1% |
| Mountain City, TN | 2,126 | 92 | 8.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Camden, AL | 2,126 | 84 | 15.8% |
| Bellevue, IA | 2,126 | 91 | 8.9% |
| McCamey, TX | 2,126 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Mattawa, ON | 2,126 | n/a | |
| Fort Alexander 3, MB | 2,126 | n/a | |
| Mountain City, TN | 2,126 | 92 | 8.4% |
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