| Index | Rising Sun | Indiana | National |
| Cost of living | 88 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 59 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 95 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $85,305 | $7,109 | $1,990 | $2,559 |
| Renters | $32,573 | $2,714 | $760 | $977 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.87 | $27.62 | 4.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.77 | $51.11 | 6.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.18 | $4.09 | 2.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.54 | 7.9% |
| Movie | $13.48 | $12.88 | 4.7% |
| Yoga | $18.20 | $19.66 | 7.4% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.77 | $7.70 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.77 | $1.66 | 6.5% |
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.73 | 0.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.42 | $5.26 | 3.1% |
| Pizza | $12.33 | $12.76 | 3.4% |
| Beer | $10.40 | $10.55 | 1.4% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $96.17 | $140.06 | 31.3% |
| Doctor | $189.00 | $153.82 | 22.9% |
| Dentist | $102.40 | $123.15 | 16.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.68 | $11.73 | 0.4% |
| Lipitor | $28.71 | $23.61 | 21.6% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $188,861.00 | $326,622.00 | 42.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,078.25 | $2,480.25 | 16.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $885.00 | $1,444.00 | 38.7% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.05 | $3.06 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $64.00 | $65.21 | 1.9% |
| Item | Rising Sun | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $220.47 | $220.12 | 0.2% |
| Phone | $191.39 | $195.71 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Florence, IN | 47 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Shawnee, OH | 1,081 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Petersburg, KY | 375 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Elizabethtown, OH | 295 | 79 | 21.4% |
| Shawnee village, OH | 563 | 82 | 18.3% |
| Rising Sun, IN | 2,154 | 88 | 12.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chester, CA | 2,154 | 110 | 10.0% |
| Aristocrat Ranchettes, CO | 2,154 | 122 | 21.9% |
| Frankton, IN | 2,154 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Wakarusa, IN | 2,154 | 95 | 4.6% |
| Hawley, MN | 2,154 | 99 | 0.9% |
| Rising Sun, IN | 2,154 | 88 | 12.3% |
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