| Index | Tangent | Oregon | National |
| Cost of living | 118 | 111 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 104 | 100 |
| Health care | 103 | 105 | 100 |
| Housing | 148 | 124 | 100 |
| Transportation | 103 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 109 | 106 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 107 | 107 | 100 |
| Household Items | 104 | 104 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 104 | 109 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
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| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $117,339 | $9,778 | $2,738 | $3,521 |
| Renters | $98,048 | $8,171 | $2,288 | $2,942 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Oregon | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Oregon | 4.75% | 9.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| West Scio, OR | 39 | 105 | 4.9% |
| Shedd, OR | 296 | 109 | 8.6% |
| Alpine, OR | 219 | 109 | 8.6% |
| Bellfountain, OR | 8 | 109 | 8.6% |
| Waterloo, OR | 317 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Tangent, OR | 1,441 | 118 | 17.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ignacio, CO | 1,441 | 99 | 0.5% |
| Queens Gate, PA | 1,441 | 99 | 1.3% |
| Pine Bluffs, WY | 1,441 | 106 | 6.5% |
| Strawberry Point, IA | 1,442 | 84 | 16.1% |
| Ravenna, MI | 1,440 | 88 | 11.9% |
| Tangent, OR | 1,441 | 118 | 17.8% |