| Index | Puxico | Missouri | National |
| Cost of living | 78 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Health care | 77 | 90 | 100 |
| Housing | 46 | 78 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 89 | 99 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $51,750 | $4,313 | $1,207 | $1,553 |
| Renters | $34,097 | $2,841 | $796 | $1,023 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 2% | 4.95% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.59 | $24.26 | 6.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.68 | $45.56 | 4.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.28 | 17.4% |
| Movie | $13.11 | $12.13 | 8.1% |
| Bowling | $14.38 | $18.00 | 20.1% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.34 | $5.84 | 8.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.4% |
| Milk | $4.52 | $4.67 | 3.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.34 | $4.93 | 8.3% |
| Pizza | $11.64 | $12.09 | 3.7% |
| Beer | $10.04 | $10.41 | 3.6% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $113.05 | $125.68 | 10.1% |
| Doctor | $121.20 | $135.78 | 10.7% |
| Dentist | $93.91 | $113.29 | 17.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.17 | $10.65 | 4.5% |
| Lipitor | $454.83 | $468.60 | 2.9% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $67,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,005.46 | $2,346.69 | 14.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $643.00 | $949.00 | 32.2% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.12 | $3.46 | 9.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.88 | $59.92 | 13.4% |
| Item | Puxico | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $163.75 | $193.99 | 15.6% |
| Phone | $204.07 | $192.25 | 6.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Zalma, MO | 60 | 72 | 28.0% |
| Bloomfield, MO | 2,404 | 78 | 21.9% |
| Dexter, MO | 7,867 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Advance, MO | 1,430 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 16,979 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 78 | 21.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cottonwood, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 17.9% |
| Steele, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Wickes, AR | 1,133 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Fairmead, CA | 1,133 | 99 | 1.1% |
| Lake Telemark, NJ | 1,133 | 125 | 24.7% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 78 | 21.8% |
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