| Index | Piedmont | South Dakota | National |
| Cost of living | 109 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 133 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 103 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 98 | 98 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $67,321 | $5,610 | $1,571 | $2,020 |
| Renters | $75,607 | $6,301 | $1,764 | $2,268 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| South Dakota | 4.5% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| South Dakota | 0% | 0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Buffalo Chip, SD | 0 | 99 | 1.3% |
| Sturgis, SD | 7,137 | 94 | 6.4% |
| Ashland Heights, SD | 1,118 | 95 | 4.9% |
| Rapid Valley, SD | 8,750 | 97 | 2.5% |
| Rapid City, SD | 79,549 | 99 | 1.0% |
| Piedmont, SD | 1,213 | 109 | 9.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wiggins, CO | 1,213 | 112 | 11.8% |
| Royalton, MN | 1,213 | 94 | 6.4% |
| Saint-Jude, QC | 1,213 | n/a | |
| Saint-Wenceslas, QC | 1,213 | n/a | |
| Dixon, KY | 1,212 | 84 | 16.1% |
| Piedmont, SD | 1,213 | 109 | 9.0% |