| Index | Woodlands | California | National |
| Cost of living | 211 | 141 | 100 |
| Groceries | 109 | 111 | 100 |
| Health care | 117 | 116 | 100 |
| Housing | 429 | 197 | 100 |
| Transportation | 118 | 118 | 100 |
| Utilities | 121 | 119 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 125 | 120 | 100 |
| Household Items | 111 | 111 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 135 | 127 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $201,056 | $16,755 | $4,691 | $6,032 |
| Renters | $224,844 | $18,737 | $5,246 | $6,746 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 13.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Casmalia, CA | 92 | 123 | 23.4% |
| Sisquoc, CA | 172 | 126 | 26.4% |
| Guadalupe, CA | 7,848 | 130 | 30.1% |
| Santa Maria, CA | 109,248 | 138 | 37.8% |
| Oceano, CA | 7,820 | 137 | 37.1% |
| Woodlands, CA | 2,417 | 211 | 111.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Middleport, OH | 2,417 | 78 | 21.8% |
| Grissom AFB, IN | 2,416 | 84 | 16.3% |
| Holcomb, KS | 2,416 | 93 | 7.4% |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, QC | 2,416 | n/a | |
| Walkerton, IN | 2,418 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Woodlands, CA | 2,417 | 211 | 111.3% |