| Index | Villisca | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 89 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 46 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 94 | 100 |

| Cost of living index | |
| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $86,566 | $7,214 | $2,020 | $2,597 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Coburg, IA | 38 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Hepburn, IA | 10 | 70 | 30.4% |
| Grant, IA | 62 | 74 | 26.2% |
| Gravity, IA | 112 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Nodaway, IA | 57 | 78 | 21.6% |
| Villisca, IA | 1,207 | 82 | 18.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Swifton, AR | 1,207 | 76 | 23.8% |
| Stem, NC | 1,207 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Salem, SD | 1,207 | 88 | 12.3% |
| Basin City, WA | 1,207 | 108 | 8.3% |
| Bouse, AZ | 1,206 | 88 | 12.1% |
| Villisca, IA | 1,207 | 82 | 18.1% |