COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE
Nov. 3, 2022
Among the 261 urban areas that participated in the second quarter 2021 Cost of Living Index the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) NY to more than 20 percent below the national average in Harlingen, TX. The Cost of Living Index is published quarterly by C2ER – The Council for Community and Economic Research
Dalton’s Cost of Living Index (COLI)
Third Quarter 2022
National Average for 265 Urban Areas = 100
Composite Index |
Grocery Items |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc. Goods & Services |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dalton, GA |
87.3 |
92.8 |
75.5 |
97.2 |
76.8 |
86.2 |
95.8 |
The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas
in the Cost of Living Index (COLI)
Third Quarter 2022
National Average for 258 Urban Areas = 100
Most Expensive |
Least Expensive |
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COL |
COL |
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Ranking |
Urban Areas |
Index |
Ranking |
Urban Areas |
Index |
||
1 |
New York (Manhattan) NY |
237.6 |
1 |
Harlingen TX |
75.6 |
||
2 |
Honolulu HI |
186.0 |
2 |
Decatur IL |
78.0 |
||
3 |
San Francisco CA |
182.8 |
3 |
McAllen TX |
78.2 |
||
4 |
New York (Brooklyn) NY |
170.3 |
4 |
Kalamazoo MI |
79.3 |
||
5 |
Orange County CA |
154.9 |
5 |
Muskogee OK |
79.7 |
||
6 |
Washington DC |
153.4 |
6 |
Topeka KS |
80.6 |
||
7 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA |
152.5 |
7 |
Tupelo MS |
80.7 |
||
8 |
Seattle WA |
152.2 |
8 |
Ashland OH |
81.9 |
||
9 |
Boston MA |
149.9 |
9 |
Anniston-Calhoun County AL |
82.4 |
||
10 |
San Diego CA |
147.4 |
10 |
Salina KS |
82.5 |
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The Cost of Living Index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile. It is based on more than 90,000 prices covering 60 different items for which prices are collected quarterly by chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and university applied economic centers in each participating urban area. Small differences should not be interpreted as showing a measurable difference.
The composite index is based on six component categories – housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services.
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