| Index | Rock Valley | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 91 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 103 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 89 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 84 | 96 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $70,357 | $5,863 | $1,642 | $2,111 |
| Renters | $21,875 | $1,823 | $510 | $656 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $24.32 | $24.26 | 0.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.22 | $45.56 | 22.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.7% |
| Shampoo | $1.29 | $1.28 | 0.7% |
| Movie | $9.36 | $12.13 | 22.9% |
| Bowling | $16.40 | $18.00 | 8.9% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.89 | $5.84 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.75 | $4.67 | 1.7% |
| Potatoes | $4.63 | $4.93 | 6.2% |
| Pizza | $10.64 | $12.09 | 12.0% |
| Beer | $9.33 | $10.41 | 10.4% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $135.10 | $125.68 | 7.5% |
| Doctor | $177.33 | $135.78 | 30.6% |
| Dentist | $108.21 | $113.29 | 4.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.48 | $10.65 | 1.7% |
| Lipitor | $357.08 | $468.60 | 23.8% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $178,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 3.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,133.89 | $2,346.69 | 9.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $687.00 | $949.00 | 27.6% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.28 | $3.46 | 5.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $49.42 | $59.92 | 17.5% |
| Item | Rock Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $141.67 | $193.99 | 27.0% |
| Phone | $194.04 | $192.25 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Hudson, SD | 475 | 75 | 24.8% |
| Alvord, IA | 213 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Fairview, SD | 141 | 80 | 20.4% |
| George, IA | 1,011 | 81 | 19.1% |
| Hawarden, IA | 3,057 | 81 | 18.7% |
| Rock Valley, IA | 3,858 | 91 | 9.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Hansville, WA | 3,858 | 135 | 35.3% |
| Pennsburg, PA | 3,857 | 108 | 7.7% |
| Lewisburg, WV | 3,857 | 100 | 0.2% |
| Southport, NC | 3,860 | 109 | 8.7% |
| Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), BC | 3,860 | n/a | |
| Rock Valley, IA | 3,858 | 91 | 9.0% |
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