| Index | Put-in-Bay | Ohio | National |
| Cost of living | 123 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 190 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 94 | 93 | 100 |

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| 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 | $122,639 | $10,220 | $2,861 | $3,680 |
| Renters | $115,898 | $9,658 | $2,704 | $3,477 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Ohio | 2.76% | 3.99% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sandusky, OH | 25,201 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Port Clinton, OH | 6,345 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Bay View, OH | 859 | 90 | 10.2% |
| Marblehead, OH | 879 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Crystal Rock, OH | 168 | 102 | 1.8% |
| Put-in-Bay, OH | 58 | 123 | 23.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Crooked Creek, AK | 58 | 117 | 17.0% |
| Crown Point, AK | 58 | 129 | 28.6% |
| Hughes, AK | 58 | 89 | 10.7% |
| Carlton, AL | 58 | 96 | 3.7% |
| Beedeville, AR | 58 | 77 | 23.3% |
| Put-in-Bay, OH | 58 | 123 | 23.5% |