| Index | Mitchell Park East | Tempe | Arizona |
| Cost of living | 119 | 112 | 101 |
| Goods & Services | 115 | 91 | 104 |
| Groceries | 103 | 104 | 102 |
| Health care | 98 | 94 | 94 |
| Housing | 139 | 148 | 97 |
| Transportation | 124 | 102 | 106 |
| Utilities | 98 | 99 | 95 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $46,019 | $3,835 | $1,074 | $1,381 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arizona | 5.6% | 10.725% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arizona | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.21 | $24.26 | 24.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $55.83 | $45.56 | 22.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.54 | $3.70 | 4.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.32 | $1.28 | 3.3% |
| Movie | $9.71 | $12.13 | 20.0% |
| Bowling | $21.97 | $18.00 | 22.1% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.17 | $5.84 | 5.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.60 | $4.93 | 6.8% |
| Pizza | $12.12 | $12.09 | 0.2% |
| Beer | $11.51 | $10.41 | 10.6% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $107.63 | $125.68 | 14.4% |
| Doctor | $99.00 | $135.78 | 27.1% |
| Dentist | $120.50 | $113.29 | 6.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.04 | $10.65 | 3.6% |
| Lipitor | $486.38 | $468.60 | 3.8% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $287,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,561.11 | $2,346.69 | 9.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,230.00 | $949.00 | 29.6% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.54 | $3.46 | 2.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $60.83 | $59.92 | 1.5% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $193.93 | $193.99 | 0.0% |
| Phone | $186.48 | $192.25 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Guadalupe, AZ | 6,572 | 90 | 10.4% |
| Maricopa Colony, AZ | 818 | 102 | 2.0% |
| Mesa, AZ | 508,918 | 116 | 15.8% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 106 | 6.4% |
| Sun Lakes, AZ | 14,887 | 125 | 25.1% |
| Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 112 | 11.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| McKinney, TX | 191,197 | 129 | 28.6% |
| Tallahassee, FL | 192,885 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Paradise, NV | 193,150 | 106 | 5.9% |
| Mobile, AL | 189,994 | 90 | 9.6% |
| Shreveport, LA | 189,890 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 112 | 11.8% |