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U.S. Metros by Cost of Living.

These 387 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas are ranked by BEA Regional Price Parities, the federal cost-of-living index (BEA RPP 2024). The U.S. average is 100; a value of 112 means prices in that metro are about 12% above the national average. Rankings apply to the metro area, not the city in isolation — see methodology.

Showing 387 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas sorted by All Items RPP, cheapest first. Cities outside any MSA are shown on state cost-of-living pages (coming in Wave 8b). Default sort: lowest cost of living first.

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U.S. metro areas ranked by BEA Regional Price Parities (All Items, 2024). U.S. average = 100. Sorted ascending by All Items RPP.
Rank Metro area States Principal cities All Items vs U.S. Goods Rents Other svc
#1 MonroeLA83.6-16.4%93.742.895.7
#2 Eagle PassTX83.8-16.2%93.853.796.2
#3 DothanAL83.8-16.2%96.446.996.7
#4 TexarkanaTX-AR84.0-16.0%93.749.995.9
#5 EnidOK84.3-15.7%93.851.495.5
#6 HammondLA84.5-15.5%93.748.295.7
#7 Shreveport-Bossier CityLA84.8-15.2%93.752.395.7
#8 Florence-Muscle ShoalsAL84.8-15.2%96.447.796.7
#9 Houma-Bayou Cane-ThibodauxLA85.1-14.9%93.751.395.7
#10 Wildwood-The VillagesFL85.4-14.6%96.251.798.9
#11 JacksonTN85.5-14.5%96.256.695.1
#12 GadsdenAL85.7-14.3%96.453.796.7
#13 AlexandriaLA85.7-14.3%93.753.795.7
#14 JoplinMO-KS85.7-14.3%94.254.093.1
#15 Hot SpringsAR85.7-14.3%93.657.395.3
#16 Lake CharlesLA85.9-14.1%93.751.895.7
#17 JonesboroAR85.9-14.1%93.653.895.3
#18 Fort SmithAR-OK85.9-14.1%93.653.495.3
#19 McAllen-Edinburg-MissionTX85.9-14.1%93.855.996.2
#20 JohnstownPA85.9-14.1%100.742.397.7
#21 LawtonOK85.9-14.1%93.857.495.5
#22 Anniston-OxfordAL85.9-14.1%96.454.796.7
#23 Brownsville-HarlingenTX86.0-14.0%93.857.796.2
#24 Cape GirardeauMO-IL86.1-13.9%94.256.493.1
#25 PaducahKY-IL86.1-13.9%96.048.896.9
#26 MorristownTN86.4-13.6%96.259.095.1
#27 St. JosephMO-KS86.4-13.6%94.255.493.1
#28 Kingsport-BristolTN-VA86.4-13.6%96.256.595.8
#29 Sioux CityIA-NE-SD86.5-13.5%94.057.892.7
#30 Grand IslandNE86.7-13.3%94.161.793.0
#31 Grand ForksND-MN86.7-13.3%95.659.791.4
#32 FlorenceSC86.8-13.2%96.352.498.3
#33 LaredoTX87.0-13.0%93.859.796.2
#34 MinotND87.0-13.0%95.763.291.2
#35 Waterloo-Cedar FallsIA87.1-12.9%93.763.192.9
#36 Parkersburg-ViennaWV87.1-12.9%96.345.999.8
#37 LafayetteLA87.2-12.8%93.758.895.7
#38 DecaturAL87.2-12.8%96.458.196.7
#39 DubuqueIA87.3-12.7%93.764.092.9
#40 Youngstown-WarrenOH87.4-12.6%93.653.498.9
#41 St. CloudMN87.6-12.4%95.465.192.2
#42 HattiesburgMS87.6-12.4%96.260.196.1
#43 AlbanyGA87.7-12.3%96.354.698.7
#44 Watertown-Fort DrumNY87.7-12.3%99.753.297.8
#45 FarmingtonNM87.7-12.3%96.156.698.5
#46 Brunswick-St. SimonsGA87.7-12.3%96.356.398.7
#47 TuscaloosaAL87.7-12.3%96.458.296.7
#48 Terre HauteIN87.8-12.2%94.351.999.1
#49 Johnson CityTN87.9-12.1%96.263.295.1
#50 Auburn-OpelikaAL87.9-12.1%96.462.196.7
#51 Jefferson CityMO88.0-12.0%94.262.193.0
#52 Rocky MountNC88.0-12.0%96.656.198.2
#53 SumterSC88.0-12.0%96.360.898.3
#54 ClevelandTN88.1-11.9%96.260.395.1
#55 MobileAL88.1-11.9%96.460.196.7
#56 MuncieIN88.1-11.9%94.357.599.1
#57 ValdostaGA88.3-11.7%96.358.898.7
#58 WheelingWV-OH88.3-11.7%96.451.499.7
#59 Pinehurst-Southern PinesNC88.3-11.7%96.659.398.2
#60 BeckleyWV88.4-11.6%96.352.299.8
#61 GreenvilleNC88.4-11.6%96.657.398.2
#62 DecaturIL88.4-11.6%93.656.299.6
#63 Huntington-AshlandWV-KY-OH88.4-11.6%96.351.399.4
#64 GoldsboroNC88.5-11.5%96.657.798.2
#65 Hickory-Lenoir-MorgantonNC88.5-11.5%96.659.698.2
#66 Macon-Bibb CountyGA88.5-11.5%96.358.998.7
#67 SpringfieldMO88.6-11.4%94.265.693.0
#68 OwensboroKY88.6-11.4%96.255.796.9
#69 CharlestonWV88.7-11.3%96.351.499.8
#70 DuluthMN-WI88.8-11.2%95.371.192.2
#71 TopekaKS88.8-11.2%94.065.093.8
#72 AmesIA88.8-11.2%93.769.292.9
#73 MansfieldOH88.9-11.1%93.654.998.9
#74 PocatelloID88.9-11.1%96.266.499.0
#75 WichitaKS88.9-11.1%94.066.293.8
#76 Cedar RapidsIA89.0-11.0%93.771.492.9
#77 Weirton-SteubenvilleWV-OH89.0-11.0%96.452.499.7
#78 JacksonMS89.0-11.0%96.264.896.1
#79 Davenport-Moline-Rock IslandIA-IL89.1-10.9%94.268.393.5
#80 Rapid CitySD89.2-10.8%95.572.691.9
#81 TulsaOK89.2-10.8%93.868.295.5
#82 Sierra Vista-DouglasAZ89.2-10.8%96.261.999.8
#83 SanduskyOH89.3-10.7%93.659.598.9
#84 ColumbusGA-AL89.3-10.7%96.361.298.6
#85 LynchburgVA89.4-10.6%96.863.998.6
#86 Little Rock-North Little Rock-ConwayAR89.4-10.6%93.668.395.3
#87 Canton-MassillonOH89.4-10.6%93.658.198.9
#88 ColumbiaMO89.4-10.6%94.269.293.0
#89 LongviewTX89.5-10.5%93.866.796.2
#90 AltoonaPA89.5-10.5%100.755.097.7
#91 Wichita FallsTX89.5-10.5%93.868.296.2
#92 KokomoIN89.6-10.4%94.359.399.1
#93 LimaOH89.7-10.3%93.657.398.9
#94 MontgomeryAL89.7-10.3%96.464.396.7
#95 VictoriaTX89.8-10.2%93.869.396.2
#96 DaltonGA89.8-10.2%96.363.398.7
#97 El PasoTX89.9-10.1%93.871.296.2
#98 Gulfport-BiloxiMS90.0-10.0%96.267.996.1
#99 Beaumont-Port ArthurTX90.0-10.0%93.870.996.2
#100 RomeGA90.2-9.8%96.360.398.7
#101 ManhattanKS90.2-9.8%94.072.093.8
#102 Bowling GreenKY90.2-9.8%96.263.496.9
#103 Las CrucesNM90.2-9.8%96.163.098.5
#104 LawrenceKS90.2-9.8%94.071.693.8
#105 Elkhart-GoshenIN90.3-9.7%94.364.399.1
#106 AbileneTX90.4-9.6%93.873.896.2
#107 Oklahoma CityOK90.4-9.6%93.873.995.5
#108 SpringfieldOH90.5-9.5%93.661.798.9
#109 Battle CreekMI90.5-9.5%93.761.099.6
#110 ElizabethtownKY90.6-9.4%96.266.796.9
#111 Sioux FallsSD-MN90.6-9.4%95.577.691.9
#112 Baton RougeLA90.8-9.2%93.774.295.7
#113 RochesterMN90.8-9.2%95.478.692.2
#114 FargoND-MN90.9-9.1%95.781.191.3
#115 SaginawMI90.9-9.1%93.763.699.6
#116 ClarksvilleTN-KY90.9-9.1%96.273.895.5
#117 EriePA91.0-9.0%100.756.897.7
#118 College Station-BryanTX91.0-9.0%93.875.196.2
#119 MankatoMN91.0-9.0%95.479.992.2
#120 BismarckND91.0-9.0%95.784.091.2
#121 SpartanburgSC91.1-8.9%96.368.098.3
#122 Staunton-Stuarts DraftVA91.1-8.9%96.868.298.6
#123 Killeen-TempleTX91.1-8.9%93.877.996.2
#124 LewistonID-WA91.2-8.8%96.271.999.4
#125 PeoriaIL91.2-8.8%93.663.899.6
#126 LubbockTX91.3-8.7%93.876.496.2
#127 Fayetteville-Springdale-RogersAR91.4-8.6%93.676.995.3
#128 ToledoOH91.5-8.5%93.667.398.9
#129 ChattanoogaTN-GA91.5-8.5%96.076.595.3
#130 Iowa CityIA91.5-8.5%93.784.092.9
#131 EvansvilleIN91.5-8.5%94.366.799.1
#132 LincolnNE91.6-8.4%94.184.293.0
#133 Fond du LacWI91.6-8.4%93.867.399.4
#134 BirminghamAL91.6-8.4%96.471.996.7
#135 Michigan City-La PorteIN91.7-8.3%94.368.599.1
#136 Des Moines-West Des MoinesIA91.7-8.3%93.784.792.9
#137 PuebloCO91.8-8.2%96.171.399.8
#138 La Crosse-OnalaskaWI-MN91.8-8.2%93.869.499.4
#139 JacksonMI91.8-8.2%93.767.199.6
#140 AmarilloTX91.8-8.2%93.878.496.2
#141 Augusta-Richmond CountyGA-SC91.9-8.1%96.370.698.5
#142 OmahaNE-IA91.9-8.1%94.186.493.0
#143 Bay CityMI91.9-8.1%93.766.799.6
#144 MidlandMI91.9-8.1%93.766.799.6
#145 FayettevilleNC92.0-8.0%96.673.198.2
#146 Winston-SalemNC92.0-8.0%96.671.498.2
#147 JacksonvilleNC92.1-7.9%96.672.198.2
#148 Twin FallsID92.1-7.9%96.273.899.0
#149 RockfordIL92.2-7.8%93.670.199.6
#150 TylerTX92.2-7.8%93.879.996.2
#151 MemphisTN-MS-AR92.2-7.8%96.279.895.4
#152 WilliamsportPA92.3-7.7%100.764.497.7
#153 NilesMI92.4-7.6%93.771.699.6
#154 AppletonWI92.4-7.6%93.870.899.4
#155 San AngeloTX92.5-7.5%93.881.496.2
#156 SebringFL92.5-7.5%96.273.598.9
#157 Muskegon-Norton ShoresMI92.5-7.5%93.774.299.6
#158 Kansas CityMO-KS92.5-7.5%94.186.693.4
#159 WacoTX92.5-7.5%93.883.596.2
#160 KnoxvilleTN92.6-7.4%96.282.895.1
#161 Fort WayneIN92.6-7.4%94.372.399.1
#162 New Orleans-MetairieLA92.6-7.4%93.786.095.7
#163 WausauWI92.7-7.3%93.871.599.4
#164 Corpus ChristiTX92.7-7.3%93.884.996.2
#165 Utica-RomeNY92.7-7.3%99.766.197.8
#166 Dayton-Kettering-BeavercreekOH92.7-7.3%93.672.798.9
#167 Champaign-UrbanaIL92.7-7.3%93.671.699.6
#168 YumaAZ92.7-7.3%96.273.899.8
#169 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-RadfordVA92.7-7.3%96.874.498.6
#170 Slidell-Mandeville-CovingtonLA92.7-7.3%93.785.495.7
#171 SpringfieldIL92.7-7.3%93.671.699.6
#172 Eau ClaireWI92.8-7.2%93.872.899.4
#173 South Bend-MishawakaIN-MI92.9-7.1%94.274.699.2
#174 BinghamtonNY92.9-7.1%99.769.797.8
#175 Greensboro-High PointNC92.9-7.1%96.674.598.2
#176 Lexington-FayetteKY92.9-7.1%96.277.196.9
#177 Oshkosh-NeenahWI92.9-7.1%93.874.499.4
#178 ColumbusIN93.0-7.0%94.375.599.1
#179 FlintMI93.0-7.0%93.774.099.6
#180 HuntsvilleAL93.1-6.9%96.477.996.7
#181 Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY-IN93.1-6.9%96.278.696.8
#182 Green BayWI93.1-6.9%93.874.799.4
#183 BurlingtonNC93.2-6.8%96.677.998.2
#184 LebanonPA93.2-6.8%100.766.097.7
#185 Greenville-Anderson-GreerSC93.3-6.7%96.376.898.3
#186 MorgantownWV93.3-6.7%96.369.199.8
#187 Athens-Clarke CountyGA93.3-6.7%96.376.898.7
#188 AkronOH93.4-6.6%93.676.898.9
#189 Traverse CityMI93.4-6.6%93.778.199.6
#190 Lafayette-West LafayetteIN93.4-6.6%94.376.499.1
#191 Homosassa SpringsFL93.5-6.5%96.278.498.9
#192 MonroeMI93.5-6.5%93.774.699.6
#193 BillingsMT93.5-6.5%96.077.498.7
#194 BloomingtonIL93.5-6.5%93.674.799.6
#195 Scranton--Wilkes-BarrePA93.6-6.4%100.767.097.7
#196 RoanokeVA93.6-6.4%96.878.598.6
#197 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle BeachSC93.6-6.4%96.383.198.3
#198 ColumbiaSC93.7-6.3%96.379.598.3
#199 Janesville-BeloitWI93.7-6.3%93.879.699.4
#200 Sherman-DenisonTX93.8-6.2%93.889.596.2
#201 Warner RobinsGA93.8-6.2%96.379.298.7
#202 CasperWY93.8-6.2%95.474.2100.4
#203 OdessaTX93.9-6.1%93.889.796.2
#204 TallahasseeFL93.9-6.1%96.278.598.9
#205 ClevelandOH93.9-6.1%93.679.498.9
#206 HinesvilleGA93.9-6.1%96.379.598.7
#207 SheboyganWI94.0-6.0%93.880.599.4
#208 Lake Havasu City-KingmanAZ94.1-5.9%96.279.899.8
#209 Hagerstown-MartinsburgMD-WV94.2-5.8%96.475.799.5
#210 ElmiraNY94.4-5.6%99.776.497.8
#211 Idaho FallsID94.4-5.6%96.284.099.0
#212 ChambersburgPA94.6-5.4%100.771.997.7
#213 PittsburghPA94.7-5.3%100.772.097.7
#214 Daphne-Fairhope-FoleyAL94.7-5.3%96.489.296.7
#215 San Antonio-New BraunfelsTX94.7-5.3%93.894.696.2
#216 Lewiston-AuburnME94.7-5.3%97.269.0103.2
#217 Kalamazoo-PortageMI94.8-5.2%93.781.699.6
#218 Glens FallsNY94.9-5.1%99.776.297.8
#219 HarrisonburgVA94.9-5.1%96.882.398.6
#220 Lansing-East LansingMI95.0-5.0%93.783.599.6
#221 BloomingtonIN95.1-4.9%94.385.699.1
#222 St. LouisMO-IL95.1-4.9%100.079.098.6
#223 PittsfieldMA95.1-4.9%97.073.5101.2
#224 El CentroCA95.2-4.8%105.266.3100.3
#225 SavannahGA95.2-4.8%96.386.098.7
#226 OcalaFL95.2-4.8%96.286.298.9
#227 CincinnatiOH-KY-IN95.4-4.6%93.887.699.0
#228 GettysburgPA95.4-4.6%100.773.997.7
#229 ColumbusOH95.5-4.5%93.687.998.9
#230 Grand JunctionCO95.5-4.5%96.186.499.8
#231 YakimaWA95.5-4.5%105.072.699.5
#232 AlbuquerqueNM95.5-4.5%96.189.298.5
#233 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-KentwoodMI95.5-4.5%93.786.699.6
#234 SalisburyMD95.6-4.4%96.687.299.0
#235 HelenaMT95.7-4.3%96.090.198.7
#236 Indianapolis-Carmel-GreenwoodIN95.7-4.3%94.388.999.1
#237 SyracuseNY95.7-4.3%99.780.797.8
#238 MidlandTX95.8-4.2%93.8101.596.2
#239 Buffalo-CheektowagaNY95.8-4.2%99.781.097.8
#240 LoganUT-ID95.9-4.1%96.491.099.0
#241 Racine-Mount PleasantWI96.0-4.0%93.892.099.4
#242 VinelandNJ96.0-4.0%99.883.997.9
#243 York-HanoverPA96.0-4.0%100.779.897.7
#244 SpringfieldMA96.1-3.9%97.075.8101.2
#245 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--FranklinTN96.3-3.7%96.2104.695.1
#246 KankakeeIL96.4-3.6%93.692.999.6
#247 WilmingtonNC96.4-3.6%96.693.298.2
#248 MissoulaMT96.4-3.6%96.094.998.7
#249 WinchesterVA-WV96.5-3.5%96.790.098.8
#250 CheyenneWY96.5-3.5%95.489.8100.4
#251 AshevilleNC96.5-3.5%96.693.498.2
#252 BangorME96.5-3.5%97.277.7103.2
#253 GainesvilleFL96.7-3.3%96.293.098.9
#254 State CollegePA96.8-3.2%100.785.797.7
#255 GainesvilleGA96.8-3.2%96.393.598.7
#256 Great FallsMT96.8-3.2%96.097.198.7
#257 TucsonAZ96.9-3.1%96.291.899.8
#258 Milwaukee-WaukeshaWI96.9-3.1%93.897.199.4
#259 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-DestinFL97.0-3.0%96.294.998.9
#260 RochesterNY97.0-3.0%99.787.597.8
#261 ReadingPA97.1-2.9%100.785.497.7
#262 Lakeland-Winter HavenFL97.1-2.9%96.295.998.9
#263 MadisonWI97.3-2.7%93.899.799.4
#264 Panama City-Panama City BeachFL97.3-2.7%96.296.498.9
#265 St. GeorgeUT97.3-2.7%96.498.199.0
#266 Charlotte-Concord-GastoniaNC-SC97.3-2.7%96.697.698.2
#267 DoverDE97.5-2.5%96.495.998.8
#268 Longview-KelsoWA97.5-2.5%105.082.599.5
#269 Durham-Chapel HillNC97.6-2.4%96.698.998.2
#270 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-BrentFL97.7-2.3%96.298.898.9
#271 Grants PassOR97.8-2.2%105.379.9100.3
#272 RichmondVA97.9-2.1%96.899.198.6
#273 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-NorfolkVA-NC97.9-2.1%96.899.898.6
#274 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port RoyalSC98.0-2.0%96.3101.298.3
#275 Austin-Round Rock-San MarcosTX98.1-1.9%93.8120.496.2
#276 Carson CityNV98.1-1.9%96.3101.298.7
#277 Raleigh-CaryNC98.2-1.8%96.6103.598.2
#278 Provo-Orem-LehiUT98.2-1.8%96.4104.199.0
#279 Prescott Valley-PrescottAZ98.3-1.7%96.298.899.8
#280 LancasterPA98.3-1.7%100.793.897.7
#281 MercedCA98.3-1.7%105.278.6100.3
#282 Coeur d'AleneID98.3-1.7%96.2105.699.0
#283 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero CorridorFL98.3-1.7%96.2101.698.9
#284 Barnstable TownMA98.4-1.6%97.090.0101.2
#285 Boise CityID98.4-1.6%96.2105.699.0
#286 Walla WallaWA98.5-1.5%105.086.699.5
#287 Houston-Pasadena-The WoodlandsTX98.6-1.4%100.6104.595.6
#288 Harrisburg-CarlislePA98.7-1.3%100.796.397.7
#289 Santa FeNM98.8-1.2%96.1108.098.5
#290 Atlantic City-HammontonNJ98.9-1.1%99.898.797.9
#291 CharlottesvilleVA99.1-0.9%96.8107.098.6
#292 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond BeachFL99.4-0.6%96.2108.498.9
#293 JacksonvilleFL99.5-0.5%96.2109.898.9
#294 Albany-Schenectady-TroyNY99.6-0.4%99.7102.697.8
#295 Waterbury-SheltonCT99.8-0.2%97.389.1102.7
#296 VisaliaCA99.8-0.2%105.284.1100.3
#297 Allentown-Bethlehem-EastonPA-NJ100.0-0.0%100.6105.597.8
#298 Palm Bay-Melbourne-TitusvilleFL100.0+0.0%96.2111.798.9
#299 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-RoswellGA100.1+0.1%100.4111.096.7
#300 Kennewick-RichlandWA100.1+0.1%105.094.899.5
#301 GreeleyCO100.2+0.2%96.1112.699.8
#302 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las VegasNV100.2+0.2%96.3115.598.7
#303 Port St. LucieFL100.2+0.2%96.2113.698.9
#304 Amherst Town-NorthamptonMA100.2+0.2%97.097.5101.2
#305 Detroit-Warren-DearbornMI100.3+0.3%98.894.7102.6
#306 FlagstaffAZ100.3+0.3%96.2109.099.8
#307 Spokane-Spokane ValleyWA100.3+0.3%105.097.199.5
#308 OgdenUT100.3+0.3%96.4117.999.0
#309 Norwich-New London-WillimanticCT100.4+0.4%97.393.7102.7
#310 Punta GordaFL100.5+0.5%96.2113.398.9
#311 ReddingCA100.7+0.7%105.289.4100.3
#312 Colorado SpringsCO100.7+0.7%96.1116.299.8
#313 KingstonNY100.7+0.7%99.7110.297.8
#314 Lexington ParkMD100.8+0.8%99.7103.8100.3
#315 Salt Lake City-MurrayUT100.9+0.9%96.4123.399.0
#316 Ann ArborMI100.9+0.9%93.7125.399.6
#317 Bakersfield-DelanoCA100.9+0.9%105.290.3100.3
#318 Tampa-St. Petersburg-ClearwaterFL100.9+0.9%95.5125.897.6
#319 Burlington-South BurlingtonVT100.9+0.9%97.3103.8101.6
#320 Charleston-North CharlestonSC101.0+1.0%96.3119.898.3
#321 RenoNV101.0+1.0%96.3123.598.7
#322 KenoshaWI101.1+1.1%106.295.8100.3
#323 Fort Collins-LovelandCO101.1+1.1%96.1120.699.8
#324 ChicoCA101.2+1.2%105.291.9100.3
#325 Orlando-Kissimmee-SanfordFL101.4+1.4%96.2123.498.9
#326 MedfordOR101.4+1.4%105.397.7100.3
#327 Eugene-SpringfieldOR101.6+1.6%105.398.3100.3
#328 Hanford-CorcoranCA101.6+1.6%105.293.5100.3
#329 Providence-WarwickRI-MA101.8+1.8%97.1103.9102.3
#330 Portland-South PortlandME101.9+1.9%97.2105.2103.2
#331 AlbanyOR102.1+2.1%105.3101.1100.3
#332 FresnoCA102.2+2.2%105.295.7100.3
#333 Cape Coral-Fort MyersFL102.3+2.3%96.2125.198.9
#334 North Port-Bradenton-SarasotaFL102.4+2.4%96.2128.098.9
#335 Mount Vernon-AnacortesWA102.4+2.4%105.0108.299.5
#336 BozemanMT102.5+2.5%96.0139.298.7
#337 WorcesterMA102.5+2.5%97.0113.0101.2
#338 Philadelphia-Camden-WilmingtonPA-NJ-DE-MD102.6+2.6%96.8113.1103.1
#339 Hartford-West Hartford-East HartfordCT102.7+2.7%97.3110.2102.7
#340 Dallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonTX103.1+3.1%102.8117.999.7
#341 Trenton-PrincetonNJ103.2+3.2%99.8135.197.9
#342 Naples-Marco IslandFL103.2+3.2%96.2129.498.9
#343 Fairbanks-CollegeAK103.2+3.2%107.392.6103.3
#344 Phoenix-Mesa-ChandlerAZ103.3+3.3%95.0121.2104.0
#345 IthacaNY103.3+3.3%99.7128.497.8
#346 BellinghamWA103.3+3.3%105.0112.999.5
#347 Chicago-Naperville-ElginIL-IN103.6+3.6%107.3112.0100.5
#348 BendOR103.6+3.6%105.3110.0100.3
#349 SalemOR103.6+3.6%105.3110.3100.3
#350 Olympia-Lacey-TumwaterWA103.7+3.7%105.0116.799.5
#351 Wenatchee-East WenatcheeWA103.9+3.9%105.0115.099.5
#352 CorvallisOR104.0+4.0%105.3114.4100.3
#353 ModestoCA104.1+4.1%105.2108.5100.3
#354 Yuba CityCA104.2+4.2%105.2108.3100.3
#355 Baltimore-Columbia-TowsonMD104.5+4.5%102.4118.2101.5
#356 New HavenCT104.6+4.6%97.3124.3102.7
#357 Minneapolis-St. Paul-BloomingtonMN-WI104.8+4.8%103.1111.8104.4
#358 Stockton-LodiCA105.1+5.1%105.2115.6100.3
#359 BoulderCO105.2+5.2%96.1157.099.8
#360 AnchorageAK105.4+5.4%107.3109.9103.3
#361 Portland-Vancouver-HillsboroOR-WA105.4+5.4%105.2125.1100.1
#362 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port OrchardWA105.6+5.6%105.0129.699.5
#363 Manchester-NashuaNH105.7+5.7%97.7134.2103.7
#364 Denver-Aurora-CentennialCO105.8+5.8%101.0146.999.4
#365 Riverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCA106.4+6.4%101.4129.3101.3
#366 Sacramento-Roseville-FolsomCA106.7+6.7%105.2130.2100.3
#367 Bridgeport-Stamford-DanburyCT106.9+6.9%97.3150.5102.7
#368 Santa Rosa-PetalumaCA107.8+7.8%105.2139.6100.3
#369 Boston-Cambridge-NewtonMA-NH108.3+8.3%99.7148.4103.6
#370 VallejoCA108.5+8.5%105.2142.0100.3
#371 San Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesCA108.6+8.6%105.2144.4100.3
#372 Santa Maria-Santa BarbaraCA108.8+8.8%105.2151.4100.3
#373 Washington-Arlington-AlexandriaDC-VA-MD-WV108.9+8.9%104.8151.1102.3
#374 SalinasCA109.0+9.0%105.2145.7100.3
#375 Kahului-WailukuHI109.4+9.4%111.6119.2102.9
#376 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-NewburghNY109.4+9.4%110.3115.8106.5
#377 Santa Cruz-WatsonvilleCA109.9+9.9%105.2164.3100.3
#378 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ClaraCA110.4+10.4%105.2211.9100.3
#379 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCA110.5+10.5%105.2171.1100.3
#380 Urban HonoluluHI111.0+11.0%111.6135.5102.9
#381 Seattle-Tacoma-BellevueWA111.1+11.1%104.0151.3106.8
#382 San Diego-Chula Vista-CarlsbadCA111.9+11.9%108.0179.399.6
#383 NapaCA112.6+12.6%105.2197.4100.3
#384 New York-Newark-Jersey CityNY-NJ112.6+12.6%110.3148.6105.8
#385 Los Angeles-Long Beach-AnaheimCA113.6+13.6%106.6170.4104.4
#386 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm BeachFL114.2+14.2%103.6155.6109.1
#387 San Francisco-Oakland-FremontCA115.6+15.6%108.5194.7106.2
Showing all 387 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. All Items RPP = BEA Regional Price Parities, All Items, 2024. U.S. average = 100. Rank column reflects the rank within this 387-MSA universe; row order reflects this page's sort.

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Methodology · BEA RPP

Metro-grain price parities, not city-level prices.

The ranking value is the BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) All Items index for each Metropolitan Statistical Area, reference year 2024. The U.S. average is set to 100; a metro with an RPP of 85 has prices roughly 15% below the national average.

RPPs are a spatial measure — they compare price levels across geographies at a point in time. They are not an inflation measure and should not be used to track price changes over time. The three component columns (Goods, Rents, Other Services) correspond to BEA's published line codes for each MSA.

The ranking applies to the metropolitan statistical area as a whole. Individual cities within the MSA may differ from the metro-wide average; BEA does not publish city-level RPPs. Cities outside any MSA receive a state non-metropolitan RPP, shown on state cost-of-living pages.

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