| Index | Towanda | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living index | 87 | 89 | 100 |
| Index | Towanda | Kansas | National |
| Goods & Services index | 101 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Health care index | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Housing index | 57 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 98 | 93 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 110 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $50,326 | $4,194 | $1,174 | $1,510 |
| Renters | $48,009 | $4,001 | $1,120 | $1,440 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 10.15% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 2.9% | 5.2% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $17.73 | $16.09 | 10.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $39.10 | $37.33 | 4.7% |
| Toothpaste | $2.03 | $2.45 | 16.9% |
| Shampoo | $0.88 | $1.00 | 11.7% |
| Movie | $9.16 | $10.28 | 10.9% |
| Bowling | $3.18 | $4.93 | 35.5% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.51 | $3.80 | 7.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.26 | $1.40 | 9.7% |
| Milk | $1.45 | $2.01 | 27.8% |
| Potatoes | $2.73 | $3.01 | 9.2% |
| Pizza | $8.81 | $9.89 | 10.9% |
| Beer | $8.45 | $8.90 | 5.0% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $147.63 | $102.16 | 44.5% |
| Doctor | $103.15 | $108.36 | 4.8% |
| Dentist | $81.12 | $92.53 | 12.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.41 | $9.28 | 9.3% |
| Lipitor | $418.29 | $425.82 | 1.8% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $80,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $893.03 | $1,202.44 | 25.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $840.00 | $949.00 | 11.5% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.24 | 4.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $48.24 | $46.29 | 4.2% |
| Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $169.06 | $165.96 | 1.9% |
| Phone | $34.44 | $28.68 | 20.1% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Potwin, KS | 470 | 84 | -16% |
| Leon, KS | 598 | 85 | -15% |
| El Dorado, KS | 13,102 | 87 | -13% |
| Augusta, KS | 9,262 | 89 | -11% |
| Whitewater, KS | 784 | 89 | -11% |
| Towanda, KS | 1,382 | 87 | -13% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Tieton, WA | 1,382 | 90 | -10% |
| Ponderosa Pine, NM | 1,382 | 103 | 3% |
| Schwenksville, PA | 1,381 | 99 | -1% |
| Zena, NY | 1,383 | 116 | 16% |
| Preston, MN | 1,383 | 84 | -16% |
| Towanda, KS | 1,382 | 87 | -13% |