| Index | Fairway-Liberty Heights | Lexington-Fayette | Kentucky |
| Cost of living | 106 | 101 | 90 |
| Goods & Services | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| Health care | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Housing | 123 | 105 | 70 |
| Transportation | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Utilities | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $67,981 | $5,665 | $1,586 | $2,040 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kentucky | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kentucky | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.50 | $24.26 | 9.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $53.07 | $45.56 | 16.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.50 | $3.70 | 5.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.28 | 5.3% |
| Movie | $13.05 | $12.13 | 7.6% |
| Bowling | $21.91 | $18.00 | 21.7% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.07 | $5.84 | 4.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.0% |
| Milk | $4.72 | $4.67 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.19 | $4.93 | 5.1% |
| Pizza | $10.35 | $12.09 | 14.4% |
| Beer | $9.84 | $10.41 | 5.5% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $87.52 | $125.68 | 30.4% |
| Doctor | $106.15 | $135.78 | 21.8% |
| Dentist | $102.55 | $113.29 | 9.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.64 | $10.65 | 0.1% |
| Lipitor | $364.92 | $468.60 | 22.1% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $200,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 8.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,809.12 | $2,346.69 | 22.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $920.00 | $949.00 | 3.1% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.11 | $3.46 | 10.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $58.38 | $59.92 | 2.6% |
| Item | Lexington-Fayette | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $207.41 | $193.99 | 6.9% |
| Phone | $192.46 | $192.25 | 0.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| High Bridge, KY | 180 | 91 | 9.1% |
| Paris, KY | 9,776 | 91 | 8.8% |
| Nicholasville, KY | 30,549 | 94 | 5.8% |
| Wilmore, KY | 6,339 | 96 | 3.9% |
| Versailles, KY | 9,251 | 97 | 3.4% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 322,200 | 101 | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vaughan, ON | 321,974 | n/a | |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 326,332 | 94 | 5.8% |
| Riverside, CA | 327,569 | 136 | 35.6% |
| Santa Ana, CA | 332,610 | 153 | 52.6% |
| Stockton, CA | 311,103 | 125 | 25.1% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 322,200 | 101 | 1.2% |
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