| Index | Wellsburg | New York | National | 
| Cost of living | 90 | 117 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 96 | 108 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 | 
| Health care | 91 | 103 | 100 | 
| Housing | 66 | 145 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 108 | 105 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 105 | 100 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $58,750 | $4,896 | $1,371 | $1,763 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| New York | 4% | 8.875% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| New York | 4% | 10.9% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $24.86 | $24.26 | 2.5% | 
| Beauty Salon | $36.67 | $45.56 | 19.5% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.4% | 
| Shampoo | $1.38 | $1.28 | 7.9% | 
| Movie | $9.90 | $12.13 | 18.4% | 
| Bowling | $17.39 | $18.00 | 3.4% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.93 | $5.84 | 1.5% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.53 | $1.57 | 2.7% | 
| Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% | 
| Potatoes | $5.36 | $4.93 | 8.7% | 
| Pizza | $10.88 | $12.09 | 10.0% | 
| Beer | $13.28 | $10.41 | 27.5% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $83.44 | $125.68 | 33.6% | 
| Doctor | $105.97 | $135.78 | 22.0% | 
| Dentist | $109.14 | $113.29 | 3.7% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.75 | $10.65 | 0.9% | 
| Lipitor | $493.33 | $468.60 | 5.3% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $84,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.4% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,439.22 | $2,346.69 | 38.7% | 
| Apartment Rent | $1,089.00 | $949.00 | 14.8% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.69 | $3.46 | 6.6% | 
| Tire Balancing | $67.65 | $59.92 | 12.9% | 
| Item | Wellsburg | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $207.34 | $193.99 | 6.9% | 
| Phone | $195.27 | $192.25 | 1.6% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Erin, NY | 441 | 80 | 19.7% | 
| Elmira, NY | 27,236 | 87 | 12.8% | 
| Breesport, NY | 873 | 88 | 11.9% | 
| Elmira Heights, NY | 4,206 | 89 | 11.4% | 
| Southport, NY | 6,821 | 88 | 12.0% | 
| Wellsburg, NY | 386 | 90 | 10.0% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Newington, GA | 386 | 89 | 11.4% | 
| Addieville, IL | 386 | 86 | 13.7% | 
| Carbon Hill, IL | 386 | 100 | 0.0% | 
| Clear Lake, IL | 386 | 79 | 21.0% | 
| Hartsburg, IL | 386 | 87 | 12.6% | 
| Wellsburg, NY | 386 | 90 | 10.0% |