COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE
Jan. 26, 2021
Among the 274 urban areas that participated in the first quarter 2020 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)
Fourth Quarter 2020
National Average for 274 Urban Areas = 100
Composite Index |
Grocery Items |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc. Goods & Services |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dalton, GA |
88.5 |
93.9 |
68.6 |
99.3 |
91.2 |
90.6 |
98.0 |
The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas
in the Cost of Living Index (COLI)
Fourth Quarter 2020
National Average for 274 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 |
237.0 |
1 |
Harlingen TX |
73.2 |
||
2 |
Honolulu HI |
198.3 |
2 |
Kalamazoo MI |
76.8 |
||
3 |
San Francisco CA |
192.3 |
3 |
Amarillo TX |
80.6 |
||
4 |
New York (Brooklyn) NY |
173.8 |
4 |
McAllen TX |
81.3 |
||
5 |
Oakland CA |
156.3 |
5 |
Tupelo MS |
81.4 |
||
6 |
Seattle WA |
156.0 |
6 |
Pittsburg KS |
81.7 |
||
7 |
Washington DC |
155.3 |
7 |
Joplin MO |
81.9 |
||
8 |
Orange County CA |
149.3 |
8 |
Jackson-Madison County TN |
82.4 |
||
9 |
Boston MA |
148.4 |
9 |
Muskogee OK |
82.8 |
||
10 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA |
147.2 |
10 |
Richmond IN |
83.0 |
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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.
Amarillo TX |
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