| Index | Tipton | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 43 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 98 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 93 | 100 |

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| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $88,920 | $7,410 | $2,075 | $2,668 |
| Renters | $46,763 | $3,897 | $1,091 | $1,403 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Hunter, KS | 51 | 70 | 30.1% |
| Cawker City, KS | 527 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Osborne, KS | 1,572 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Glen Elder, KS | 626 | 81 | 19.1% |
| Downs, KS | 631 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Tipton, KS | 247 | 81 | 19.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Patterson, IA | 247 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Rose Hill, IA | 247 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Walshville, IL | 247 | 99 | 0.7% |
| West Union, IL | 247 | 79 | 20.7% |
| West Harrison, IN | 247 | 86 | 13.7% |
| Tipton, KS | 247 | 81 | 19.5% |