| Index | Thaxton | Mississippi | National | 
| Cost of living | 86 | 83 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 86 | 92 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 96 | 97 | 100 | 
| Health care | 86 | 98 | 100 | 
| Housing | 83 | 63 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 89 | 88 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 85 | 86 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $69,167 | $5,764 | $1,614 | $2,075 | 
| Renters | $48,125 | $4,010 | $1,123 | $1,444 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Mississippi | 5% | 5% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $23.45 | $24.26 | 3.4% | 
| Beauty Salon | $26.75 | $45.56 | 41.3% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.3% | 
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.28 | 17.2% | 
| Movie | $10.65 | $12.13 | 12.3% | 
| Bowling | $12.50 | $18.00 | 30.6% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.01 | $5.84 | 2.9% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.57 | 3.3% | 
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% | 
| Potatoes | $5.06 | $4.93 | 2.5% | 
| Pizza | $11.06 | $12.09 | 8.5% | 
| Beer | $9.17 | $10.41 | 12.0% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $120.17 | $125.68 | 4.4% | 
| Doctor | $78.94 | $135.78 | 41.9% | 
| Dentist | $108.33 | $113.29 | 4.4% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.05 | $10.65 | 5.7% | 
| Lipitor | $486.28 | $468.60 | 3.8% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $148,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 19.4% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,755.69 | $2,346.69 | 25.2% | 
| Apartment Rent | $833.00 | $949.00 | 12.2% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.00 | $3.46 | 13.4% | 
| Tire Balancing | $57.33 | $59.92 | 4.3% | 
| Item | Thaxton | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $148.63 | $193.99 | 23.4% | 
| Phone | $186.87 | $192.25 | 2.8% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Toccopola, MS | 298 | 75 | 25.1% | 
| Ecru, MS | 1,321 | 79 | 21.4% | 
| New Albany, MS | 8,723 | 81 | 18.8% | 
| Pontotoc, MS | 6,070 | 84 | 15.7% | 
| Algoma, MS | 697 | 88 | 11.7% | 
| Thaxton, MS | 688 | 86 | 13.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Brighton, IA | 688 | 83 | 16.6% | 
| Bainbridge, IN | 688 | 87 | 13.1% | 
| Ponemah, MN | 688 | 81 | 19.3% | 
| Micro, NC | 688 | 90 | 10.2% | 
| Scio, NY | 688 | 84 | 15.7% | 
| Thaxton, MS | 688 | 86 | 13.7% |