| Index | Liberty Heights | Springfield | Massachusetts |
| Cost of living | 103 | 102 | 133 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 122 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 105 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 113 |
| Housing | 94 | 90 | 165 |
| Transportation | 96 | 96 | 118 |
| Utilities | 127 | 127 | 134 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $52,261 | $4,355 | $1,219 | $1,568 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Massachusetts | 5% | 9% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $33.78 | $24.26 | 39.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $58.55 | $45.56 | 28.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.28 | 10.9% |
| Movie | $12.85 | $12.13 | 5.9% |
| Bowling | $18.33 | $18.00 | 1.9% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.23 | $5.84 | 6.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.73 | $4.67 | 1.2% |
| Potatoes | $4.96 | $4.93 | 0.6% |
| Pizza | $10.79 | $12.09 | 10.7% |
| Beer | $10.49 | $10.41 | 0.8% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $166.22 | $125.68 | 32.3% |
| Doctor | $182.50 | $135.78 | 34.4% |
| Dentist | $127.00 | $113.29 | 12.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.89 | $10.65 | 2.2% |
| Lipitor | $384.88 | $468.60 | 17.9% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $162,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 11.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,110.08 | $2,346.69 | 10.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $908.00 | $949.00 | 4.3% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.34 | $3.46 | 3.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $71.63 | $59.92 | 19.5% |
| Item | Springfield | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $302.09 | $193.99 | 55.7% |
| Phone | $185.16 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Stafford Springs, CT | 4,784 | 104 | 3.8% |
| Chicopee, MA | 55,186 | 105 | 5.3% |
| Holyoke, MA | 40,161 | 106 | 5.5% |
| Russell, MA | 658 | 106 | 6.2% |
| Thompsonville, CT | 8,563 | 106 | 6.3% |
| Springfield, MA | 153,677 | 102 | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Hollywood, FL | 153,834 | 116 | 16.2% |
| Palmdale, CA | 153,240 | 128 | 28.0% |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 153,026 | 89 | 11.1% |
| Kansas City, KS | 153,014 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 152,569 | 266 | 166.2% |
| Springfield, MA | 153,677 | 102 | 2.1% |
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