| Index | Sylvan Grove | Kansas | National | 
| Cost of living | 77 | 89 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 87 | 92 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 | 
| Health care | 99 | 97 | 100 | 
| Housing | 40 | 76 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 90 | 90 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 109 | 107 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $39,485 | $3,290 | $921 | $1,185 | 
| Renters | $31,250 | $2,604 | $729 | $938 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $19.18 | $24.26 | 20.9% | 
| Beauty Salon | $27.05 | $45.56 | 40.6% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.7% | 
| Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.3% | 
| Movie | $6.86 | $12.13 | 43.5% | 
| Bowling | $10.00 | $18.00 | 44.4% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.65 | $5.84 | 3.2% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.57 | 16.1% | 
| Milk | $4.57 | $4.67 | 2.2% | 
| Potatoes | $4.28 | $4.93 | 13.2% | 
| Pizza | $12.16 | $12.09 | 0.6% | 
| Beer | $9.72 | $10.41 | 6.7% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $191.11 | $125.68 | 52.1% | 
| Doctor | $142.61 | $135.78 | 5.0% | 
| Dentist | $89.00 | $113.29 | 21.4% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.34 | $10.65 | 2.9% | 
| Lipitor | $513.07 | $468.60 | 9.5% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $64,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.1% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,560.71 | $2,346.69 | 33.5% | 
| Apartment Rent | $504.00 | $949.00 | 46.9% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.18 | $3.46 | 8.2% | 
| Tire Balancing | $51.40 | $59.92 | 14.2% | 
| Item | Sylvan Grove | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $215.77 | $193.99 | 11.2% | 
| Phone | $201.84 | $192.25 | 5.0% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Lucas, KS | 395 | 75 | 25.5% | 
| Lincoln Center, KS | 1,209 | 77 | 23.4% | 
| Wilson, KS | 683 | 78 | 21.6% | 
| Dorrance, KS | 211 | 79 | 21.2% | 
| Sylvan Grove, KS | 374 | 77 | 23.1% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Potter Valley, CA | 374 | 150 | 50.4% | 
| Mondamin, IA | 374 | 83 | 17.1% | 
| Eden, ID | 374 | 83 | 16.9% | 
| Marshall, IN | 374 | 85 | 15.3% | 
| Richlawn, KY | 374 | 119 | 18.6% | 
| Sylvan Grove, KS | 374 | 77 | 23.1% |