| Index | Portal | North Dakota | National |
| Cost of living | 84 | 94 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 92 | 93 | 100 |
| Health care | 115 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 85 | 100 |
| Transportation | 104 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 99 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $105,938 | $8,828 | $2,472 | $3,178 |
| Renters | $95,455 | $7,955 | $2,227 | $2,864 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| North Dakota | 5% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| North Dakota | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.55 | $24.26 | 19.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.78 | $45.56 | 4.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.12 | $1.28 | 12.5% |
| Movie | $12.67 | $12.13 | 4.4% |
| Bowling | $7.50 | $18.00 | 58.3% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.62 | $5.84 | 3.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.48 | $4.67 | 4.1% |
| Potatoes | $4.65 | $4.93 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $12.31 | $12.09 | 1.8% |
| Beer | $10.75 | $10.41 | 3.3% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $140.01 | $125.68 | 11.4% |
| Doctor | $166.95 | $135.78 | 23.0% |
| Dentist | $135.25 | $113.29 | 19.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.02 | $10.65 | 5.9% |
| Lipitor | $518.15 | $468.60 | 10.6% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $75,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 59.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,924.65 | $2,346.69 | 18.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $654.00 | $949.00 | 31.1% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.40 | $3.46 | 1.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $71.21 | $59.92 | 18.8% |
| Item | Portal | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $182.72 | $193.99 | 5.8% |
| Phone | $194.52 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Larson, ND | 0 | 99 | 1.0% |
| Flaxton, ND | 112 | 75 | 25.4% |
| Bowbells, ND | 299 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Lignite, ND | 157 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Columbus, ND | 74 | 87 | 12.9% |
| Portal, ND | 132 | 84 | 16.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Yellow Bluff, AL | 132 | 78 | 22.2% |
| Vallecito, CA | 132 | 133 | 32.8% |
| Otter Creek, FL | 132 | 71 | 29.2% |
| Blockton, IA | 132 | 74 | 25.6% |
| Geneva, IA | 132 | 77 | 22.7% |
| Portal, ND | 132 | 84 | 16.0% |
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