| Index | Story | Wyoming | National |
| Cost of living | 122 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 104 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 104 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 163 | 101 | 100 |
| Transportation | 125 | 94 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 88 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $93,050 | $7,754 | $2,171 | $2,792 |
| Renters | $86,310 | $7,193 | $2,014 | $2,590 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Wyoming | 4% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Wyoming | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.17 | $24.26 | 20.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.59 | $45.56 | 8.7% |
| Toothpaste | $4.10 | $3.70 | 10.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.9% |
| Movie | $12.47 | $12.13 | 2.8% |
| Bowling | $17.73 | $18.00 | 1.5% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.69 | $5.84 | 2.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 10.7% |
| Milk | $4.75 | $4.67 | 1.6% |
| Potatoes | $4.54 | $4.93 | 8.1% |
| Pizza | $12.10 | $12.09 | 0.1% |
| Beer | $10.75 | $10.41 | 3.3% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $153.82 | $125.68 | 22.4% |
| Doctor | $187.05 | $135.78 | 37.8% |
| Dentist | $102.51 | $113.29 | 9.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.61 | $10.65 | 0.4% |
| Lipitor | $348.38 | $468.60 | 25.7% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $328,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 78.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,351.75 | $2,346.69 | 0.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,207.00 | $949.00 | 27.2% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.45 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $111.34 | $59.92 | 85.8% |
| Item | Story | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $177.24 | $193.99 | 8.6% |
| Phone | $183.03 | $192.25 | 4.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Big Horn, WY | 382 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Story, WY | 805 | 122 | 22.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Imboden, AR | 805 | 76 | 23.6% |
| Cobb, CA | 805 | 121 | 21.5% |
| Patterson, GA | 805 | 84 | 15.5% |
| Hinton, IA | 805 | 95 | 5.4% |
| Lake Panorama, IA | 805 | 130 | 29.8% |
| Story, WY | 805 | 122 | 22.1% |
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