| Index | Windom | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 72 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 15 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 95 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 99 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 91 | 93 | 100 |

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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $82,228 | $6,852 | $1,919 | $2,467 |
| Renters | $74,325 | $6,194 | $1,734 | $2,230 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Geneseo, KS | 243 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Marquette, KS | 689 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Little River, KS | 456 | 84 | 16.3% |
| Inman, KS | 1,311 | 90 | 10.5% |
| McPherson, KS | 13,501 | 91 | 9.0% |
| Windom, KS | 109 | 72 | 28.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Newhalen, AK | 109 | 108 | 8.2% |
| De Soto, GA | 109 | 76 | 23.6% |
| Willey, IA | 109 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Lima, IL | 109 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Denison, KS | 109 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Windom, KS | 109 | 72 | 28.4% |