| Index | Mountain Home AFB | Idaho | National |
| Cost of living | 107 | 96 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 101 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 101 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 117 | 88 | 100 |
| Transportation | 111 | 105 | 100 |
| Utilities | 84 | 86 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Renters | $49,052 | $4,088 | $1,144 | $1,472 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Idaho | 6% | 8.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Idaho | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $27.88 | $24.26 | 14.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.57 | $45.56 | 8.8% |
| Toothpaste | $4.22 | $3.70 | 14.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.28 | 5.3% |
| Movie | $11.60 | $12.13 | 4.4% |
| Bowling | $18.53 | $18.00 | 2.9% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.96 | $5.84 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.0% |
| Milk | $4.91 | $4.67 | 5.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.57 | $4.93 | 7.4% |
| Pizza | $11.56 | $12.09 | 4.4% |
| Beer | $10.59 | $10.41 | 1.7% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $152.62 | $125.68 | 21.4% |
| Doctor | $150.90 | $135.78 | 11.1% |
| Dentist | $97.00 | $113.29 | 14.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.79 | $10.65 | 1.3% |
| Lipitor | $524.49 | $468.60 | 11.9% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $0.00 | $184,700.00 | 100.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,525.04 | $2,346.69 | 7.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,113.00 | $949.00 | 17.3% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.60 | $3.46 | 3.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $75.93 | $59.92 | 26.7% |
| Item | Mountain Home AFB | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $154.20 | $193.99 | 20.5% |
| Phone | $176.97 | $192.25 | 7.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grand View, ID | 351 | 88 | 11.5% |
| Mountain Home, ID | 14,308 | 98 | 2.4% |
| Mountain Home AFB, ID | 3,151 | 107 | 7.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ocean Grove, NJ | 3,151 | 174 | 74.3% |
| Rankin Inlet, NU | 3,151 | n/a | |
| New Baden, IL | 3,150 | 90 | 10.0% |
| Stonybrook, PA | 3,150 | 116 | 15.6% |
| Williamsburg, IA | 3,152 | 93 | 7.4% |
| Mountain Home AFB, ID | 3,151 | 107 | 7.4% |
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