| Index | Sheffield | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 52 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 99 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 97 | 100 | 100 |

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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $88,148 | $7,346 | $2,057 | $2,645 |
| Renters | $44,128 | $3,677 | $1,030 | $1,324 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| New Bedford, IL | 58 | 78 | 21.7% |
| Hooppole, IL | 182 | 79 | 20.6% |
| Kewanee, IL | 12,961 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Neponset, IL | 396 | 83 | 16.9% |
| Buda, IL | 627 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Sheffield, IL | 852 | 83 | 17.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Edgewater, AL | 852 | 82 | 18.5% |
| Patagonia, AZ | 852 | 108 | 7.7% |
| Rhine, GA | 852 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Coldwater, KS | 852 | 80 | 20.0% |
| Lamberton, MN | 852 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Sheffield, IL | 852 | 83 | 17.1% |