| Index | Waverly | Missouri | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 55 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Household Items | 94 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 94 | 95 | 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 | $99,583 | $8,299 | $2,323 | $2,988 |
| Renters | $58,316 | $4,860 | $1,361 | $1,750 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 2% | 4.95% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grand Pass, MO | 28 | 95 | 5.5% |
| Mount Leonard, MO | 22 | 73 | 27.3% |
| Malta Bend, MO | 182 | 77 | 22.7% |
| Blackburn, MO | 232 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Norborne, MO | 807 | 80 | 19.7% |
| Waverly, MO | 967 | 83 | 17.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Inkom, ID | 967 | 96 | 3.6% |
| Wayne City, IL | 967 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Henderson, NE | 967 | 87 | 12.8% |
| Odessa, WA | 967 | 95 | 4.8% |
| Wittenberg, WI | 967 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Waverly, MO | 967 | 83 | 17.4% |