| Index | Potwin | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 91 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 108 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 44 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 94 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 98 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $56,189 | $4,682 | $1,311 | $1,686 |
| Renters | $98,334 | $8,195 | $2,294 | $2,950 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.34 | $27.62 | 6.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $45.33 | $51.11 | 11.3% |
| Toothpaste | $4.03 | $4.09 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.54 | 17.6% |
| Movie | $12.45 | $12.88 | 3.3% |
| Yoga | $14.54 | $19.66 | 26.0% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.66 | $7.70 | 0.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.66 | 8.6% |
| Milk | $4.59 | $4.73 | 3.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.30 | $5.26 | 0.8% |
| Pizza | $12.89 | $12.76 | 1.0% |
| Beer | $9.84 | $10.55 | 6.7% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $163.18 | $140.06 | 16.5% |
| Doctor | $149.24 | $153.82 | 3.0% |
| Dentist | $108.26 | $123.15 | 12.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.48 | $11.73 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $35.11 | $23.61 | 48.7% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $95,324.00 | $326,622.00 | 70.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,643.55 | $2,480.25 | 33.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,149.00 | $1,444.00 | 20.4% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.75 | $3.06 | 10.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.80 | $65.21 | 5.5% |
| Item | Potwin | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $205.70 | $220.12 | 6.5% |
| Phone | $204.31 | $195.71 | 4.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Burns, KS | 290 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Walton, KS | 277 | 83 | 17.1% |
| El Dorado, KS | 13,405 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Towanda, KS | 1,628 | 86 | 14.4% |
| Elbing, KS | 319 | 86 | 14.4% |
| Potwin, KS | 721 | 81 | 19.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Alta, CA | 721 | 129 | 29.3% |
| Hoboken, GA | 721 | 84 | 16.1% |
| Athol, ID | 721 | 98 | 1.7% |
| South Wilmington, IL | 721 | 91 | 8.6% |
| Tamms, IL | 721 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Potwin, KS | 721 | 81 | 19.2% |