| Index | Yates Center | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 77 | 90 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 33 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 95 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Household Items | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 93 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $53,830 | $4,486 | $1,256 | $1,615 |
| Renters | $49,609 | $4,134 | $1,157 | $1,488 |
| 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. |
| Coyville, KS | 44 | 96 | 4.1% |
| Virgil, KS | 40 | 71 | 29.0% |
| Buffalo, KS | 353 | 75 | 24.6% |
| Neosho Falls, KS | 118 | 75 | 25.3% |
| Toronto, KS | 213 | 76 | 24.2% |
| Yates Center, KS | 1,495 | 77 | 23.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Kingsley, IA | 1,495 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Nashville, MI | 1,495 | 83 | 17.3% |
| Avila Beach, CA | 1,494 | 203 | 103.0% |
| Warm Springs, CA | 1,496 | 118 | 18.5% |
| Griggsville, IL | 1,496 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Yates Center, KS | 1,495 | 77 | 23.1% |