| Index | Thunderbird Bay | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 91 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 82 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 103 | 104 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $46,250 | $3,854 | $1,079 | $1,388 |
| Renters | $26,703 | $2,225 | $623 | $801 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.33 | $24.26 | 25.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $31.44 | $45.56 | 31.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.1% |
| Movie | $10.26 | $12.13 | 15.5% |
| Bowling | $15.22 | $18.00 | 15.4% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.46 | $5.84 | 6.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.88 | $4.93 | 1.2% |
| Pizza | $12.69 | $12.09 | 5.0% |
| Beer | $10.46 | $10.41 | 0.5% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $141.52 | $125.68 | 12.6% |
| Doctor | $117.53 | $135.78 | 13.4% |
| Dentist | $115.28 | $113.29 | 1.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.09 | $10.65 | 5.3% |
| Lipitor | $377.45 | $468.60 | 19.5% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $80,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,061.92 | $2,346.69 | 12.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,625.00 | $949.00 | 71.2% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.13 | $3.46 | 9.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $61.81 | $59.92 | 3.1% |
| Item | Thunderbird Bay | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $193.23 | $193.99 | 0.4% |
| Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rising Star, TX | 899 | 76 | 24.3% |
| Cross Plains, TX | 1,159 | 78 | 21.5% |
| Blanket, TX | 353 | 80 | 20.4% |
| Bangs, TX | 1,518 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Lake Brownwood, TX | 1,461 | 81 | 19.1% |
| Thunderbird Bay, TX | 613 | 91 | 9.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pinehurst, GA | 613 | 81 | 18.7% |
| Witt, IL | 613 | 76 | 24.0% |
| New Salisbury, IN | 613 | 96 | 3.8% |
| Murray Hill, KY | 613 | 125 | 25.4% |
| Maybee, MI | 613 | 96 | 3.7% |
| Thunderbird Bay, TX | 613 | 91 | 9.1% |
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