| Index | Rural Retreat | Virginia | National |
| Cost of living | 88 | 109 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 102 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 103 | 100 |
| Housing | 68 | 129 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 90 | 99 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $86,726 | $7,227 | $2,023 | $2,602 |
| Renters | $52,450 | $4,371 | $1,224 | $1,574 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Virginia | 5.3% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Virginia | 2% | 5.75% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.44 | $27.62 | 26.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $51.44 | $51.11 | 0.7% |
| Toothpaste | $4.07 | $4.09 | 0.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.46 | $1.54 | 5.3% |
| Movie | $14.60 | $12.88 | 13.4% |
| Yoga | $20.11 | $19.66 | 2.3% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.55 | $7.70 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.69 | $4.73 | 0.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.74 | $5.26 | 9.2% |
| Pizza | $13.12 | $12.76 | 2.8% |
| Beer | $10.91 | $10.55 | 3.4% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $160.13 | $140.06 | 14.3% |
| Doctor | $173.33 | $153.82 | 12.7% |
| Dentist | $119.42 | $123.15 | 3.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.55 | $11.73 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $23.23 | $23.61 | 1.6% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $219,742.00 | $326,622.00 | 32.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,432.84 | $2,480.25 | 1.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,025.00 | $1,444.00 | 29.0% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.95 | $3.06 | 3.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $58.94 | $65.21 | 9.6% |
| Item | Rural Retreat | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $188.68 | $220.12 | 14.3% |
| Phone | $189.31 | $195.71 | 3.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Troutdale, VA | 176 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Sugar Grove, VA | 858 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Bland, VA | 320 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Marion, VA | 5,865 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Atkins, VA | 1,072 | 91 | 9.1% |
| Rural Retreat, VA | 1,723 | 88 | 11.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grant, AL | 1,723 | 96 | 4.4% |
| Livermore Falls, ME | 1,723 | 89 | 11.0% |
| Oakfield, NY | 1,723 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Rouse, CA | 1,724 | 109 | 8.6% |
| Stedman, NC | 1,724 | 95 | 5.1% |
| Rural Retreat, VA | 1,723 | 88 | 11.6% |
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