| Index | Waggoner | Illinois | National |
| Cost of living | 80 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 35 | 95 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 95 | 100 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $76,172 | $6,348 | $1,777 | $2,285 |
| Renters | $117,791 | $9,816 | $2,748 | $3,534 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Irving, IL | 348 | 78 | 22.4% |
| Jeisyville, IL | 60 | 78 | 21.9% |
| Palmer, IL | 294 | 80 | 20.4% |
| Nilwood, IL | 196 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Butler, IL | 275 | 80 | 19.9% |
| Waggoner, IL | 192 | 80 | 20.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Nikolaevsk, AK | 192 | 106 | 5.5% |
| Bluff City, AR | 192 | 78 | 21.8% |
| Cottonwood CDP, AZ | 192 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Lewis, CO | 192 | 112 | 11.6% |
| Avalon, GA | 192 | 88 | 12.0% |
| Waggoner, IL | 192 | 80 | 20.2% |