| Index | New Albin | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 84 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 91 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 54 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation | 104 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 94 | 96 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $47,500 | $3,958 | $1,108 | $1,425 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.86 | $24.26 | 1.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $34.11 | $45.56 | 25.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.36 | $1.28 | 6.5% |
| Movie | $8.68 | $12.13 | 28.4% |
| Bowling | $15.39 | $18.00 | 14.5% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.38 | $5.84 | 7.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 10.8% |
| Milk | $4.77 | $4.67 | 2.1% |
| Potatoes | $4.76 | $4.93 | 3.6% |
| Pizza | $12.46 | $12.09 | 3.1% |
| Beer | $9.93 | $10.41 | 4.6% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $127.39 | $125.68 | 1.4% |
| Doctor | $130.00 | $135.78 | 4.3% |
| Dentist | $85.78 | $113.29 | 24.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.82 | $10.65 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $498.96 | $468.60 | 6.5% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $100,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,665.29 | $2,346.69 | 29.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $517.00 | $949.00 | 45.5% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.44 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.44 | $59.92 | 14.2% |
| Item | New Albin | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $176.50 | $193.99 | 9.0% |
| Phone | $187.56 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| De Soto, WI | 514 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Eitzen, MN | 279 | 86 | 14.4% |
| Lansing, IA | 893 | 87 | 13.4% |
| Caledonia, MN | 2,759 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Brownsville, MN | 689 | 90 | 9.7% |
| New Albin, IA | 503 | 84 | 15.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Tehama, CA | 503 | 107 | 7.3% |
| Spring Lake, FL | 503 | 110 | 9.7% |
| Waco, GA | 503 | 87 | 13.1% |
| Scammon, KS | 503 | 75 | 24.9% |
| Foxworth, MS | 503 | 74 | 25.8% |
| New Albin, IA | 503 | 84 | 15.7% |
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