| Index | Shell Valley | North Dakota | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 94 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 92 | 93 | 100 |
| Health care | 115 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 34 | 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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Shell Valley | 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 | Shell Valley | 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 | Shell Valley | 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 | Shell Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $59,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 67.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,924.65 | $2,346.69 | 18.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $356.00 | $949.00 | 62.5% |
| Item | Shell Valley | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.40 | $3.46 | 1.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $71.21 | $59.92 | 18.8% |
| Item | Shell Valley | 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. |
| Mylo, ND | 31 | 99 | 1.0% |
| Overly, ND | 15 | 71 | 29.1% |
| Dunseith, ND | 599 | 78 | 22.0% |
| East Dunseith, ND | 435 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Green Acres, ND | 618 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Shell Valley, ND | 1,541 | 79 | 20.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Morgantown, PA | 1,541 | 104 | 4.0% |
| Bogart, GA | 1,542 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Milan, OH | 1,540 | 91 | 8.9% |
| West Salem, OH | 1,540 | 86 | 14.5% |
| Locust Grove, OK | 1,540 | 79 | 21.1% |
| Shell Valley, ND | 1,541 | 79 | 20.6% |
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