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U.S. Metros by Cost of Living.

Monroe, LA has the lowest metro price level in the U.S. at 83.6 (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, U.S. average = 100). These 387 metropolitan statistical areas are ranked by that federal index; 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.
RankMetro areaStatesPrincipal citiesAll Itemsvs U.S.GoodsRentsOther svc
#1MonroeLA83.6-16.4%93.742.895.7
#2Eagle PassTX83.8-16.2%93.853.796.2
#3DothanAL83.8-16.2%96.446.996.7
#4TexarkanaTX-AR84.0-16.0%93.749.995.9
#5EnidOK84.3-15.7%93.851.495.5
#6HammondLA84.5-15.5%93.748.295.7
#7Shreveport-Bossier CityLA84.8-15.2%93.752.395.7
#8Florence-Muscle ShoalsAL84.8-15.2%96.447.796.7
#9Houma-Bayou Cane-ThibodauxLA85.1-14.9%93.751.395.7
#10Wildwood-The VillagesFL85.4-14.6%96.251.798.9
#11JacksonTN85.5-14.5%96.256.695.1
#12GadsdenAL85.7-14.3%96.453.796.7
#13AlexandriaLA85.7-14.3%93.753.795.7
#14JoplinMO-KS85.7-14.3%94.254.093.1
#15Hot SpringsAR85.7-14.3%93.657.395.3
#16Lake CharlesLA85.9-14.1%93.751.895.7
#17JonesboroAR85.9-14.1%93.653.895.3
#18Fort SmithAR-OK85.9-14.1%93.653.495.3
#19McAllen-Edinburg-MissionTX85.9-14.1%93.855.996.2
#20JohnstownPA85.9-14.1%100.742.397.7
#21LawtonOK85.9-14.1%93.857.495.5
#22Anniston-OxfordAL85.9-14.1%96.454.796.7
#23Brownsville-HarlingenTX86.0-14.0%93.857.796.2
#24Cape GirardeauMO-IL86.1-13.9%94.256.493.1
#25PaducahKY-IL86.1-13.9%96.048.896.9
#26MorristownTN86.4-13.6%96.259.095.1
#27St. JosephMO-KS86.4-13.6%94.255.493.1
#28Kingsport-BristolTN-VA86.4-13.6%96.256.595.8
#29Sioux CityIA-NE-SD86.5-13.5%94.057.892.7
#30Grand IslandNE86.7-13.3%94.161.793.0
#31Grand ForksND-MN86.7-13.3%95.659.791.4
#32FlorenceSC86.8-13.2%96.352.498.3
#33LaredoTX87.0-13.0%93.859.796.2
#34MinotND87.0-13.0%95.763.291.2
#35Waterloo-Cedar FallsIA87.1-12.9%93.763.192.9
#36Parkersburg-ViennaWV87.1-12.9%96.345.999.8
#37LafayetteLA87.2-12.8%93.758.895.7
#38DecaturAL87.2-12.8%96.458.196.7
#39DubuqueIA87.3-12.7%93.764.092.9
#40Youngstown-WarrenOH87.4-12.6%93.653.498.9
#41St. CloudMN87.6-12.4%95.465.192.2
#42HattiesburgMS87.6-12.4%96.260.196.1
#43AlbanyGA87.7-12.3%96.354.698.7
#44Watertown-Fort DrumNY87.7-12.3%99.753.297.8
#45FarmingtonNM87.7-12.3%96.156.698.5
#46Brunswick-St. SimonsGA87.7-12.3%96.356.398.7
#47TuscaloosaAL87.7-12.3%96.458.296.7
#48Terre HauteIN87.8-12.2%94.351.999.1
#49Johnson CityTN87.9-12.1%96.263.295.1
#50Auburn-OpelikaAL87.9-12.1%96.462.196.7
#51Jefferson CityMO88.0-12.0%94.262.193.0
#52Rocky MountNC88.0-12.0%96.656.198.2
#53SumterSC88.0-12.0%96.360.898.3
#54ClevelandTN88.1-11.9%96.260.395.1
#55MobileAL88.1-11.9%96.460.196.7
#56MuncieIN88.1-11.9%94.357.599.1
#57ValdostaGA88.3-11.7%96.358.898.7
#58WheelingWV-OH88.3-11.7%96.451.499.7
#59Pinehurst-Southern PinesNC88.3-11.7%96.659.398.2
#60BeckleyWV88.4-11.6%96.352.299.8
#61GreenvilleNC88.4-11.6%96.657.398.2
#62DecaturIL88.4-11.6%93.656.299.6
#63Huntington-AshlandWV-KY-OH88.4-11.6%96.351.399.4
#64GoldsboroNC88.5-11.5%96.657.798.2
#65Hickory-Lenoir-MorgantonNC88.5-11.5%96.659.698.2
#66Macon-Bibb CountyGA88.5-11.5%96.358.998.7
#67SpringfieldMO88.6-11.4%94.265.693.0
#68OwensboroKY88.6-11.4%96.255.796.9
#69CharlestonWV88.7-11.3%96.351.499.8
#70DuluthMN-WI88.8-11.2%95.371.192.2
#71TopekaKS88.8-11.2%94.065.093.8
#72AmesIA88.8-11.2%93.769.292.9
#73MansfieldOH88.9-11.1%93.654.998.9
#74PocatelloID88.9-11.1%96.266.499.0
#75WichitaKS88.9-11.1%94.066.293.8
#76Cedar RapidsIA89.0-11.0%93.771.492.9
#77Weirton-SteubenvilleWV-OH89.0-11.0%96.452.499.7
#78JacksonMS89.0-11.0%96.264.896.1
#79Davenport-Moline-Rock IslandIA-IL89.1-10.9%94.268.393.5
#80Rapid CitySD89.2-10.8%95.572.691.9
#81TulsaOK89.2-10.8%93.868.295.5
#82Sierra Vista-DouglasAZ89.2-10.8%96.261.999.8
#83SanduskyOH89.3-10.7%93.659.598.9
#84ColumbusGA-AL89.3-10.7%96.361.298.6
#85LynchburgVA89.4-10.6%96.863.998.6
#86Little Rock-North Little Rock-ConwayAR89.4-10.6%93.668.395.3
#87Canton-MassillonOH89.4-10.6%93.658.198.9
#88ColumbiaMO89.4-10.6%94.269.293.0
#89LongviewTX89.5-10.5%93.866.796.2
#90AltoonaPA89.5-10.5%100.755.097.7
#91Wichita FallsTX89.5-10.5%93.868.296.2
#92KokomoIN89.6-10.4%94.359.399.1
#93LimaOH89.7-10.3%93.657.398.9
#94MontgomeryAL89.7-10.3%96.464.396.7
#95VictoriaTX89.8-10.2%93.869.396.2
#96DaltonGA89.8-10.2%96.363.398.7
#97El PasoTX89.9-10.1%93.871.296.2
#98Gulfport-BiloxiMS90.0-10.0%96.267.996.1
#99Beaumont-Port ArthurTX90.0-10.0%93.870.996.2
#100RomeGA90.2-9.8%96.360.398.7
#101ManhattanKS90.2-9.8%94.072.093.8
#102Bowling GreenKY90.2-9.8%96.263.496.9
#103Las CrucesNM90.2-9.8%96.163.098.5
#104LawrenceKS90.2-9.8%94.071.693.8
#105Elkhart-GoshenIN90.3-9.7%94.364.399.1
#106AbileneTX90.4-9.6%93.873.896.2
#107Oklahoma CityOK90.4-9.6%93.873.995.5
#108SpringfieldOH90.5-9.5%93.661.798.9
#109Battle CreekMI90.5-9.5%93.761.099.6
#110ElizabethtownKY90.6-9.4%96.266.796.9
#111Sioux FallsSD-MN90.6-9.4%95.577.691.9
#112Baton RougeLA90.8-9.2%93.774.295.7
#113RochesterMN90.8-9.2%95.478.692.2
#114FargoND-MN90.9-9.1%95.781.191.3
#115SaginawMI90.9-9.1%93.763.699.6
#116ClarksvilleTN-KY90.9-9.1%96.273.895.5
#117EriePA91.0-9.0%100.756.897.7
#118College Station-BryanTX91.0-9.0%93.875.196.2
#119MankatoMN91.0-9.0%95.479.992.2
#120BismarckND91.0-9.0%95.784.091.2
#121SpartanburgSC91.1-8.9%96.368.098.3
#122Staunton-Stuarts DraftVA91.1-8.9%96.868.298.6
#123Killeen-TempleTX91.1-8.9%93.877.996.2
#124LewistonID-WA91.2-8.8%96.271.999.4
#125PeoriaIL91.2-8.8%93.663.899.6
#126LubbockTX91.3-8.7%93.876.496.2
#127Fayetteville-Springdale-RogersAR91.4-8.6%93.676.995.3
#128ToledoOH91.5-8.5%93.667.398.9
#129ChattanoogaTN-GA91.5-8.5%96.076.595.3
#130Iowa CityIA91.5-8.5%93.784.092.9
#131EvansvilleIN91.5-8.5%94.366.799.1
#132LincolnNE91.6-8.4%94.184.293.0
#133Fond du LacWI91.6-8.4%93.867.399.4
#134BirminghamAL91.6-8.4%96.471.996.7
#135Michigan City-La PorteIN91.7-8.3%94.368.599.1
#136Des Moines-West Des MoinesIA91.7-8.3%93.784.792.9
#137PuebloCO91.8-8.2%96.171.399.8
#138La Crosse-OnalaskaWI-MN91.8-8.2%93.869.499.4
#139JacksonMI91.8-8.2%93.767.199.6
#140AmarilloTX91.8-8.2%93.878.496.2
#141Augusta-Richmond CountyGA-SC91.9-8.1%96.370.698.5
#142OmahaNE-IA91.9-8.1%94.186.493.0
#143Bay CityMI91.9-8.1%93.766.799.6
#144MidlandMI91.9-8.1%93.766.799.6
#145FayettevilleNC92.0-8.0%96.673.198.2
#146Winston-SalemNC92.0-8.0%96.671.498.2
#147JacksonvilleNC92.1-7.9%96.672.198.2
#148Twin FallsID92.1-7.9%96.273.899.0
#149RockfordIL92.2-7.8%93.670.199.6
#150TylerTX92.2-7.8%93.879.996.2
#151MemphisTN-MS-AR92.2-7.8%96.279.895.4
#152WilliamsportPA92.3-7.7%100.764.497.7
#153NilesMI92.4-7.6%93.771.699.6
#154AppletonWI92.4-7.6%93.870.899.4
#155San AngeloTX92.5-7.5%93.881.496.2
#156SebringFL92.5-7.5%96.273.598.9
#157Muskegon-Norton ShoresMI92.5-7.5%93.774.299.6
#158Kansas CityMO-KS92.5-7.5%94.186.693.4
#159WacoTX92.5-7.5%93.883.596.2
#160KnoxvilleTN92.6-7.4%96.282.895.1
#161Fort WayneIN92.6-7.4%94.372.399.1
#162New Orleans-MetairieLA92.6-7.4%93.786.095.7
#163WausauWI92.7-7.3%93.871.599.4
#164Corpus ChristiTX92.7-7.3%93.884.996.2
#165Utica-RomeNY92.7-7.3%99.766.197.8
#166Dayton-Kettering-BeavercreekOH92.7-7.3%93.672.798.9
#167Champaign-UrbanaIL92.7-7.3%93.671.699.6
#168YumaAZ92.7-7.3%96.273.899.8
#169Blacksburg-Christiansburg-RadfordVA92.7-7.3%96.874.498.6
#170Slidell-Mandeville-CovingtonLA92.7-7.3%93.785.495.7
#171SpringfieldIL92.7-7.3%93.671.699.6
#172Eau ClaireWI92.8-7.2%93.872.899.4
#173South Bend-MishawakaIN-MI92.9-7.1%94.274.699.2
#174BinghamtonNY92.9-7.1%99.769.797.8
#175Greensboro-High PointNC92.9-7.1%96.674.598.2
#176Lexington-FayetteKY92.9-7.1%96.277.196.9
#177Oshkosh-NeenahWI92.9-7.1%93.874.499.4
#178ColumbusIN93.0-7.0%94.375.599.1
#179FlintMI93.0-7.0%93.774.099.6
#180HuntsvilleAL93.1-6.9%96.477.996.7
#181Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY-IN93.1-6.9%96.278.696.8
#182Green BayWI93.1-6.9%93.874.799.4
#183BurlingtonNC93.2-6.8%96.677.998.2
#184LebanonPA93.2-6.8%100.766.097.7
#185Greenville-Anderson-GreerSC93.3-6.7%96.376.898.3
#186MorgantownWV93.3-6.7%96.369.199.8
#187Athens-Clarke CountyGA93.3-6.7%96.376.898.7
#188AkronOH93.4-6.6%93.676.898.9
#189Traverse CityMI93.4-6.6%93.778.199.6
#190Lafayette-West LafayetteIN93.4-6.6%94.376.499.1
#191Homosassa SpringsFL93.5-6.5%96.278.498.9
#192MonroeMI93.5-6.5%93.774.699.6
#193BillingsMT93.5-6.5%96.077.498.7
#194BloomingtonIL93.5-6.5%93.674.799.6
#195Scranton--Wilkes-BarrePA93.6-6.4%100.767.097.7
#196RoanokeVA93.6-6.4%96.878.598.6
#197Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle BeachSC93.6-6.4%96.383.198.3
#198ColumbiaSC93.7-6.3%96.379.598.3
#199Janesville-BeloitWI93.7-6.3%93.879.699.4
#200Sherman-DenisonTX93.8-6.2%93.889.596.2
#201Warner RobinsGA93.8-6.2%96.379.298.7
#202CasperWY93.8-6.2%95.474.2100.4
#203OdessaTX93.9-6.1%93.889.796.2
#204TallahasseeFL93.9-6.1%96.278.598.9
#205ClevelandOH93.9-6.1%93.679.498.9
#206HinesvilleGA93.9-6.1%96.379.598.7
#207SheboyganWI94.0-6.0%93.880.599.4
#208Lake Havasu City-KingmanAZ94.1-5.9%96.279.899.8
#209Hagerstown-MartinsburgMD-WV94.2-5.8%96.475.799.5
#210ElmiraNY94.4-5.6%99.776.497.8
#211Idaho FallsID94.4-5.6%96.284.099.0
#212ChambersburgPA94.6-5.4%100.771.997.7
#213PittsburghPA94.7-5.3%100.772.097.7
#214Daphne-Fairhope-FoleyAL94.7-5.3%96.489.296.7
#215San Antonio-New BraunfelsTX94.7-5.3%93.894.696.2
#216Lewiston-AuburnME94.7-5.3%97.269.0103.2
#217Kalamazoo-PortageMI94.8-5.2%93.781.699.6
#218Glens FallsNY94.9-5.1%99.776.297.8
#219HarrisonburgVA94.9-5.1%96.882.398.6
#220Lansing-East LansingMI95.0-5.0%93.783.599.6
#221BloomingtonIN95.1-4.9%94.385.699.1
#222St. LouisMO-IL95.1-4.9%100.079.098.6
#223PittsfieldMA95.1-4.9%97.073.5101.2
#224El CentroCA95.2-4.8%105.266.3100.3
#225SavannahGA95.2-4.8%96.386.098.7
#226OcalaFL95.2-4.8%96.286.298.9
#227CincinnatiOH-KY-IN95.4-4.6%93.887.699.0
#228GettysburgPA95.4-4.6%100.773.997.7
#229ColumbusOH95.5-4.5%93.687.998.9
#230Grand JunctionCO95.5-4.5%96.186.499.8
#231YakimaWA95.5-4.5%105.072.699.5
#232AlbuquerqueNM95.5-4.5%96.189.298.5
#233Grand Rapids-Wyoming-KentwoodMI95.5-4.5%93.786.699.6
#234SalisburyMD95.6-4.4%96.687.299.0
#235HelenaMT95.7-4.3%96.090.198.7
#236Indianapolis-Carmel-GreenwoodIN95.7-4.3%94.388.999.1
#237SyracuseNY95.7-4.3%99.780.797.8
#238MidlandTX95.8-4.2%93.8101.596.2
#239Buffalo-CheektowagaNY95.8-4.2%99.781.097.8
#240LoganUT-ID95.9-4.1%96.491.099.0
#241Racine-Mount PleasantWI96.0-4.0%93.892.099.4
#242VinelandNJ96.0-4.0%99.883.997.9
#243York-HanoverPA96.0-4.0%100.779.897.7
#244SpringfieldMA96.1-3.9%97.075.8101.2
#245Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--FranklinTN96.3-3.7%96.2104.695.1
#246KankakeeIL96.4-3.6%93.692.999.6
#247WilmingtonNC96.4-3.6%96.693.298.2
#248MissoulaMT96.4-3.6%96.094.998.7
#249WinchesterVA-WV96.5-3.5%96.790.098.8
#250CheyenneWY96.5-3.5%95.489.8100.4
#251AshevilleNC96.5-3.5%96.693.498.2
#252BangorME96.5-3.5%97.277.7103.2
#253GainesvilleFL96.7-3.3%96.293.098.9
#254State CollegePA96.8-3.2%100.785.797.7
#255GainesvilleGA96.8-3.2%96.393.598.7
#256Great FallsMT96.8-3.2%96.097.198.7
#257TucsonAZ96.9-3.1%96.291.899.8
#258Milwaukee-WaukeshaWI96.9-3.1%93.897.199.4
#259Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-DestinFL97.0-3.0%96.294.998.9
#260RochesterNY97.0-3.0%99.787.597.8
#261ReadingPA97.1-2.9%100.785.497.7
#262Lakeland-Winter HavenFL97.1-2.9%96.295.998.9
#263MadisonWI97.3-2.7%93.899.799.4
#264Panama City-Panama City BeachFL97.3-2.7%96.296.498.9
#265St. GeorgeUT97.3-2.7%96.498.199.0
#266Charlotte-Concord-GastoniaNC-SC97.3-2.7%96.697.698.2
#267DoverDE97.5-2.5%96.495.998.8
#268Longview-KelsoWA97.5-2.5%105.082.599.5
#269Durham-Chapel HillNC97.6-2.4%96.698.998.2
#270Pensacola-Ferry Pass-BrentFL97.7-2.3%96.298.898.9
#271Grants PassOR97.8-2.2%105.379.9100.3
#272RichmondVA97.9-2.1%96.899.198.6
#273Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-NorfolkVA-NC97.9-2.1%96.899.898.6
#274Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port RoyalSC98.0-2.0%96.3101.298.3
#275Austin-Round Rock-San MarcosTX98.1-1.9%93.8120.496.2
#276Carson CityNV98.1-1.9%96.3101.298.7
#277Raleigh-CaryNC98.2-1.8%96.6103.598.2
#278Provo-Orem-LehiUT98.2-1.8%96.4104.199.0
#279Prescott Valley-PrescottAZ98.3-1.7%96.298.899.8
#280LancasterPA98.3-1.7%100.793.897.7
#281MercedCA98.3-1.7%105.278.6100.3
#282Coeur d'AleneID98.3-1.7%96.2105.699.0
#283Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero CorridorFL98.3-1.7%96.2101.698.9
#284Barnstable TownMA98.4-1.6%97.090.0101.2
#285Boise CityID98.4-1.6%96.2105.699.0
#286Walla WallaWA98.5-1.5%105.086.699.5
#287Houston-Pasadena-The WoodlandsTX98.6-1.4%100.6104.595.6
#288Harrisburg-CarlislePA98.7-1.3%100.796.397.7
#289Santa FeNM98.8-1.2%96.1108.098.5
#290Atlantic City-HammontonNJ98.9-1.1%99.898.797.9
#291CharlottesvilleVA99.1-0.9%96.8107.098.6
#292Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond BeachFL99.4-0.6%96.2108.498.9
#293JacksonvilleFL99.5-0.5%96.2109.898.9
#294Albany-Schenectady-TroyNY99.6-0.4%99.7102.697.8
#295Waterbury-SheltonCT99.8-0.2%97.389.1102.7
#296VisaliaCA99.8-0.2%105.284.1100.3
#297Allentown-Bethlehem-EastonPA-NJ100.0-0.0%100.6105.597.8
#298Palm Bay-Melbourne-TitusvilleFL100.0+0.0%96.2111.798.9
#299Atlanta-Sandy Springs-RoswellGA100.1+0.1%100.4111.096.7
#300Kennewick-RichlandWA100.1+0.1%105.094.899.5
#301GreeleyCO100.2+0.2%96.1112.699.8
#302Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las VegasNV100.2+0.2%96.3115.598.7
#303Port St. LucieFL100.2+0.2%96.2113.698.9
#304Amherst Town-NorthamptonMA100.2+0.2%97.097.5101.2
#305Detroit-Warren-DearbornMI100.3+0.3%98.894.7102.6
#306FlagstaffAZ100.3+0.3%96.2109.099.8
#307Spokane-Spokane ValleyWA100.3+0.3%105.097.199.5
#308OgdenUT100.3+0.3%96.4117.999.0
#309Norwich-New London-WillimanticCT100.4+0.4%97.393.7102.7
#310Punta GordaFL100.5+0.5%96.2113.398.9
#311ReddingCA100.7+0.7%105.289.4100.3
#312Colorado SpringsCO100.7+0.7%96.1116.299.8
#313KingstonNY100.7+0.7%99.7110.297.8
#314Lexington ParkMD100.8+0.8%99.7103.8100.3
#315Salt Lake City-MurrayUT100.9+0.9%96.4123.399.0
#316Ann ArborMI100.9+0.9%93.7125.399.6
#317Bakersfield-DelanoCA100.9+0.9%105.290.3100.3
#318Tampa-St. Petersburg-ClearwaterFL100.9+0.9%95.5125.897.6
#319Burlington-South BurlingtonVT100.9+0.9%97.3103.8101.6
#320Charleston-North CharlestonSC101.0+1.0%96.3119.898.3
#321RenoNV101.0+1.0%96.3123.598.7
#322KenoshaWI101.1+1.1%106.295.8100.3
#323Fort Collins-LovelandCO101.1+1.1%96.1120.699.8
#324ChicoCA101.2+1.2%105.291.9100.3
#325Orlando-Kissimmee-SanfordFL101.4+1.4%96.2123.498.9
#326MedfordOR101.4+1.4%105.397.7100.3
#327Eugene-SpringfieldOR101.6+1.6%105.398.3100.3
#328Hanford-CorcoranCA101.6+1.6%105.293.5100.3
#329Providence-WarwickRI-MA101.8+1.8%97.1103.9102.3
#330Portland-South PortlandME101.9+1.9%97.2105.2103.2
#331AlbanyOR102.1+2.1%105.3101.1100.3
#332FresnoCA102.2+2.2%105.295.7100.3
#333Cape Coral-Fort MyersFL102.3+2.3%96.2125.198.9
#334North Port-Bradenton-SarasotaFL102.4+2.4%96.2128.098.9
#335Mount Vernon-AnacortesWA102.4+2.4%105.0108.299.5
#336BozemanMT102.5+2.5%96.0139.298.7
#337WorcesterMA102.5+2.5%97.0113.0101.2
#338Philadelphia-Camden-WilmingtonPA-NJ-DE-MD102.6+2.6%96.8113.1103.1
#339Hartford-West Hartford-East HartfordCT102.7+2.7%97.3110.2102.7
#340Dallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonTX103.1+3.1%102.8117.999.7
#341Trenton-PrincetonNJ103.2+3.2%99.8135.197.9
#342Naples-Marco IslandFL103.2+3.2%96.2129.498.9
#343Fairbanks-CollegeAK103.2+3.2%107.392.6103.3
#344Phoenix-Mesa-ChandlerAZ103.3+3.3%95.0121.2104.0
#345IthacaNY103.3+3.3%99.7128.497.8
#346BellinghamWA103.3+3.3%105.0112.999.5
#347Chicago-Naperville-ElginIL-IN103.6+3.6%107.3112.0100.5
#348BendOR103.6+3.6%105.3110.0100.3
#349SalemOR103.6+3.6%105.3110.3100.3
#350Olympia-Lacey-TumwaterWA103.7+3.7%105.0116.799.5
#351Wenatchee-East WenatcheeWA103.9+3.9%105.0115.099.5
#352CorvallisOR104.0+4.0%105.3114.4100.3
#353ModestoCA104.1+4.1%105.2108.5100.3
#354Yuba CityCA104.2+4.2%105.2108.3100.3
#355Baltimore-Columbia-TowsonMD104.5+4.5%102.4118.2101.5
#356New HavenCT104.6+4.6%97.3124.3102.7
#357Minneapolis-St. Paul-BloomingtonMN-WI104.8+4.8%103.1111.8104.4
#358Stockton-LodiCA105.1+5.1%105.2115.6100.3
#359BoulderCO105.2+5.2%96.1157.099.8
#360AnchorageAK105.4+5.4%107.3109.9103.3
#361Portland-Vancouver-HillsboroOR-WA105.4+5.4%105.2125.1100.1
#362Bremerton-Silverdale-Port OrchardWA105.6+5.6%105.0129.699.5
#363Manchester-NashuaNH105.7+5.7%97.7134.2103.7
#364Denver-Aurora-CentennialCO105.8+5.8%101.0146.999.4
#365Riverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCA106.4+6.4%101.4129.3101.3
#366Sacramento-Roseville-FolsomCA106.7+6.7%105.2130.2100.3
#367Bridgeport-Stamford-DanburyCT106.9+6.9%97.3150.5102.7
#368Santa Rosa-PetalumaCA107.8+7.8%105.2139.6100.3
#369Boston-Cambridge-NewtonMA-NH108.3+8.3%99.7148.4103.6
#370VallejoCA108.5+8.5%105.2142.0100.3
#371San Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesCA108.6+8.6%105.2144.4100.3
#372Santa Maria-Santa BarbaraCA108.8+8.8%105.2151.4100.3
#373Washington-Arlington-AlexandriaDC-VA-MD-WV108.9+8.9%104.8151.1102.3
#374SalinasCA109.0+9.0%105.2145.7100.3
#375Kahului-WailukuHI109.4+9.4%111.6119.2102.9
#376Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-NewburghNY109.4+9.4%110.3115.8106.5
#377Santa Cruz-WatsonvilleCA109.9+9.9%105.2164.3100.3
#378San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ClaraCA110.4+10.4%105.2211.9100.3
#379Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCA110.5+10.5%105.2171.1100.3
#380Urban HonoluluHI111.0+11.0%111.6135.5102.9
#381Seattle-Tacoma-BellevueWA111.1+11.1%104.0151.3106.8
#382San Diego-Chula Vista-CarlsbadCA111.9+11.9%108.0179.399.6
#383NapaCA112.6+12.6%105.2197.4100.3
#384New York-Newark-Jersey CityNY-NJ112.6+12.6%110.3148.6105.8
#385Los Angeles-Long Beach-AnaheimCA113.6+13.6%106.6170.4104.4
#386Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm BeachFL114.2+14.2%103.6155.6109.1
#387San 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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