| Index | Pine Plains | New York | National |
| Cost of living | 111 | 117 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 108 | 100 |
| Groceries | 103 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 93 | 103 | 100 |
| Housing | 129 | 145 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 105 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 100 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $73,000 | $6,083 | $1,703 | $2,190 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New York | 4% | 8.875% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New York | 4% | 10.9% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.28 | $24.26 | 16.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $51.36 | $45.56 | 12.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.3% |
| Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% |
| Bowling | $15.96 | $18.00 | 11.3% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.06 | $5.84 | 3.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.60 | $1.57 | 1.5% |
| Milk | $4.85 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.09 | $4.93 | 3.2% |
| Pizza | $14.69 | $12.09 | 21.5% |
| Beer | $10.90 | $10.41 | 4.7% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $132.47 | $125.68 | 5.4% |
| Doctor | $111.33 | $135.78 | 18.0% |
| Dentist | $111.69 | $113.29 | 1.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.90 | $10.65 | 2.3% |
| Lipitor | $436.57 | $468.60 | 6.8% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $235,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 27.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,531.65 | $2,346.69 | 7.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,271.00 | $949.00 | 33.9% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.33 | $59.92 | 16.0% |
| Item | Pine Plains | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $196.70 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
| Phone | $195.71 | $192.25 | 1.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Copake Falls, NY | 181 | 103 | 2.8% |
| Salt Point, NY | 190 | 112 | 12.4% |
| Sharon, CT | 635 | 107 | 7.1% |
| Saugerties South, NY | 2,104 | 106 | 5.6% |
| Taconic Shores, NY | 854 | 106 | 5.9% |
| Pine Plains, NY | 1,168 | 111 | 10.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Malaga, CA | 1,168 | 109 | 8.5% |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1,168 | 92 | 8.4% |
| Fort Loudon, PA | 1,168 | 118 | 18.1% |
| Asotin, WA | 1,168 | 104 | 4.5% |
| Boyceville, WI | 1,168 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Pine Plains, NY | 1,168 | 111 | 10.7% |