| Index | Nodaway | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 78 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 35 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 94 | 100 |

| Cost of living index | |
| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $76,711 | $6,393 | $1,790 | $2,302 |
| Renters | $3,745 | $312 | $87 | $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. |
| Hepburn, IA | 10 | 70 | 30.4% |
| Conway, IA | 42 | 71 | 29.2% |
| Grant, IA | 62 | 74 | 26.2% |
| Gravity, IA | 112 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Prescott, IA | 193 | 77 | 22.8% |
| Nodaway, IA | 57 | 78 | 21.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Shageluk, AK | 57 | 94 | 6.5% |
| Dayton, AL | 57 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Hayesville, IA | 57 | 75 | 24.5% |
| Kirkman, IA | 57 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Thornburg, IA | 57 | 73 | 27.0% |
| Nodaway, IA | 57 | 78 | 21.6% |