| Index | Plainville | Illinois | National | 
| Cost of living | 82 | 96 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 96 | 97 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 | 
| Health care | 104 | 95 | 100 | 
| Housing | 42 | 95 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 100 | 103 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 113 | 89 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $55,625 | $4,635 | $1,298 | $1,669 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $18.13 | $24.26 | 25.3% | 
| Beauty Salon | $28.00 | $45.56 | 38.5% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.84 | $3.70 | 3.8% | 
| Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.3% | 
| Movie | $9.83 | $12.13 | 19.0% | 
| Bowling | $11.95 | $18.00 | 33.6% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.55 | $5.84 | 5.0% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.6% | 
| Milk | $4.72 | $4.67 | 1.0% | 
| Potatoes | $4.74 | $4.93 | 4.0% | 
| Pizza | $12.79 | $12.09 | 5.8% | 
| Beer | $9.83 | $10.41 | 5.6% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $120.50 | $125.68 | 4.1% | 
| Doctor | $171.88 | $135.78 | 26.6% | 
| Dentist | $97.53 | $113.29 | 13.9% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.43 | $10.65 | 2.1% | 
| Lipitor | $506.88 | $468.60 | 8.2% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $63,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.9% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,420.60 | $2,346.69 | 39.5% | 
| Apartment Rent | $563.00 | $949.00 | 40.7% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.37 | $3.46 | 2.5% | 
| Tire Balancing | $62.78 | $59.92 | 4.8% | 
| Item | Plainville | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $229.59 | $193.99 | 18.3% | 
| Phone | $200.45 | $192.25 | 4.3% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| El Dara, IL | 88 | 73 | 27.0% | 
| New Canton, IL | 257 | 76 | 23.8% | 
| Hull, IL | 390 | 81 | 18.7% | 
| Barry, IL | 1,698 | 79 | 21.3% | 
| Kinderhook, IL | 307 | 83 | 17.2% | 
| Plainville, IL | 285 | 82 | 18.1% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Sherrill, AR | 285 | 100 | 0.2% | 
| Desert Center, CA | 285 | 89 | 11.0% | 
| Barwick, GA | 285 | 80 | 19.7% | 
| Kensett, IA | 285 | 82 | 18.3% | 
| Dover, KY | 285 | 86 | 14.4% | 
| Plainville, IL | 285 | 82 | 18.1% |