| Index | Rockford | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 94 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 98 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 54 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 103 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 96 | 88 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $95,128 | $7,927 | $2,220 | $2,854 |
| Renters | $38,556 | $3,213 | $900 | $1,157 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $39.89 | $27.62 | 44.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.57 | $51.11 | 16.7% |
| Toothpaste | $4.02 | $4.09 | 1.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.65 | $1.54 | 7.0% |
| Movie | $12.60 | $12.88 | 2.2% |
| Yoga | $11.52 | $19.66 | 41.4% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.56 | $7.70 | 1.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.63 | $4.73 | 2.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.29 | $5.26 | 0.6% |
| Pizza | $12.68 | $12.76 | 0.6% |
| Beer | $10.27 | $10.55 | 2.6% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $93.66 | $140.06 | 33.1% |
| Doctor | $161.35 | $153.82 | 4.9% |
| Dentist | $114.49 | $123.15 | 7.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.85 | $11.73 | 1.0% |
| Lipitor | $23.84 | $23.61 | 1.0% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $175,186.00 | $326,622.00 | 46.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,029.26 | $2,480.25 | 18.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $778.00 | $1,444.00 | 46.1% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.79 | $3.06 | 8.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $86.05 | $65.21 | 32.0% |
| Item | Rockford | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $209.44 | $220.12 | 4.9% |
| Phone | $191.64 | $195.71 | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Portland, IA | 29 | 99 | 0.6% |
| Dougherty, IA | 61 | 99 | 0.6% |
| Roseville, IA | 0 | 99 | 0.6% |
| Orchard, IA | 65 | 78 | 21.7% |
| Marble Rock, IA | 329 | 81 | 19.2% |
| Rockford, IA | 860 | 86 | 14.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pendergrass, GA | 860 | 102 | 2.0% |
| Dayton, IA | 860 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Ashton, IL | 860 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Ridgway, IL | 860 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Annville, KY | 860 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Rockford, IA | 860 | 86 | 14.3% |
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