| Index | Whitewood | South Dakota | National | 
| Cost of living | 88 | 89 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 98 | 94 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 | 
| Health care | 99 | 98 | 100 | 
| Housing | 67 | 77 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 103 | 97 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 89 | 88 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $59,063 | $4,922 | $1,378 | $1,772 | 
| Renters | $19,688 | $1,641 | $459 | $591 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| South Dakota | 4.5% | 6% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| South Dakota | 0% | 0% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $28.63 | $24.26 | 18.0% | 
| Beauty Salon | $42.85 | $45.56 | 5.9% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.46 | $3.70 | 6.5% | 
| Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.3% | 
| Movie | $11.69 | $12.13 | 3.6% | 
| Bowling | $19.55 | $18.00 | 8.6% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.37 | $5.84 | 9.1% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.57 | 15.8% | 
| Milk | $4.71 | $4.67 | 0.9% | 
| Potatoes | $4.42 | $4.93 | 10.4% | 
| Pizza | $11.60 | $12.09 | 4.0% | 
| Beer | $9.34 | $10.41 | 10.3% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $135.93 | $125.68 | 8.2% | 
| Doctor | $154.12 | $135.78 | 13.5% | 
| Dentist | $109.45 | $113.29 | 3.4% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.18 | $10.65 | 4.5% | 
| Lipitor | $377.36 | $468.60 | 19.5% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $119,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 35.4% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,834.99 | $2,346.69 | 21.8% | 
| Apartment Rent | $681.00 | $949.00 | 28.2% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.65 | $3.46 | 5.5% | 
| Tire Balancing | $58.31 | $59.92 | 2.7% | 
| Item | Whitewood | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $158.39 | $193.99 | 18.4% | 
| Phone | $194.38 | $192.25 | 1.1% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Buffalo Chip, SD | 0 | 98 | 2.4% | 
| St. Onge, SD | 25 | 98 | 2.4% | 
| Vale, SD | 114 | 79 | 20.9% | 
| Central City, SD | 157 | 86 | 13.6% | 
| Nisland, SD | 209 | 89 | 11.1% | 
| Whitewood, SD | 986 | 88 | 11.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Waddington, NY | 986 | 104 | 3.5% | 
| Fletcher, OK | 986 | 84 | 15.8% | 
| Gainesboro, TN | 986 | 83 | 16.7% | 
| Holiday Lakes, TX | 986 | 85 | 15.1% | 
| Hayneville, AL | 985 | 86 | 13.8% | 
| Whitewood, SD | 986 | 88 | 11.7% |