| Index | Dutchtown | St. Louis | Missouri |
| Cost of living | 82 | 88 | 91 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 91 | 96 |
| Groceries | 105 | 105 | 99 |
| Health care | 92 | 92 | 99 |
| Housing | 52 | 70 | 78 |
| Transportation | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Utilities | 101 | 101 | 98 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $26,416 | $2,201 | $616 | $793 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 1.5% | 5.4% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $17.00 | $17.49 | 2.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $39.71 | $38.17 | 4.0% |
| Toothpaste | $2.32 | $2.32 | 0.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.01 | 4.8% |
| Movie | $9.83 | $10.72 | 8.3% |
| Bowling | $14.83 | $13.86 | 7.0% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.01 | $3.90 | 2.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.40 | 19.7% |
| Milk | $1.90 | $1.96 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $3.49 | $3.18 | 9.6% |
| Pizza | $9.96 | $10.39 | 4.2% |
| Beer | $9.26 | $9.23 | 0.3% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $78.67 | $106.34 | 26.0% |
| Doctor | $71.67 | $115.25 | 37.8% |
| Dentist | $102.57 | $98.38 | 4.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.32 | $9.26 | 22.2% |
| Lipitor | $474.50 | $466.47 | 1.7% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $120,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $855.20 | $1,273.32 | 32.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $759.00 | $949.00 | 20.0% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.57 | $2.59 | 0.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $44.41 | $48.90 | 9.2% |
| Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $163.79 | $167.60 | 2.3% |
| Phone | $191.07 | $163.42 | 16.9% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Champ, MO | 7 | 96 | -4% |
| Floraville, IL | 0 | 96 | -4% |
| Brooklyn, IL | 740 | 75 | -25% |
| Alorton, IL | 1,908 | 77 | -23% |
| Venice, IL | 1,898 | 78 | -22% |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 88 | -12% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Riverside, CA | 318,678 | 121 | 21% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 320,050 | 91 | -9% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 94 | -6% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 91 | -9% |
| Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 110 | 10% |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 88 | -12% |
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