USA Cost of Living Compare US cities and states with official data

US cost of living map

How prices compare across the country, state by state. Blue states are cheaper than the US average, red states more expensive. Select a state to see its metro areas and history.

California is the most expensive state (110.7) and Arkansas the cheapest (86.9)

Overall price level by state, 2024. US average = 100.

Alabama: 88.8 Alaska: 102.4 Arizona: 100.7 Colorado: 103.1 Florida: 103.4 Georgia: 96.3 Indiana: 93.3 Kansas: 90.1 Maine: 97.1 Massachusetts: 105.8 Minnesota: 98.6 New Jersey: 108.8 North Carolina: 94.3 North Dakota: 89.0 Oklahoma: 87.8 Pennsylvania: 97.6 South Dakota: 88.6 Texas: 97.1 Wyoming: 92.7 Connecticut: 103.6 Missouri: 90.8 West Virginia: 89.5 Illinois: 100.0 New Mexico: 92.2 Arkansas: 86.9 California: 110.7 Delaware: 99.8 District of Columbia: 109.9 Hawaii: 110.0 Iowa: 87.8 Kentucky: 90.2 Maryland: 105.0 Michigan: 96.2 Mississippi: 87.0 Montana: 94.6 New Hampshire: 104.2 New York: 107.9 Ohio: 92.8 Oregon: 103.4 Tennessee: 91.9 Utah: 98.9 Virginia: 101.1 Washington: 107.0 Wisconsin: 94.1 Nebraska: 90.1 South Carolina: 93.7 Idaho: 95.5 Nevada: 100.0 Vermont: 98.0 Louisiana: 88.2 Rhode Island: 102.3
  • Below 90
  • 90–95
  • 95–98
  • 98–102
  • 102–105
  • 105–110
  • 110+

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.

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StateOverall price level (US = 100)
California110.7
Hawaii110.0
District of Columbia109.9
New Jersey108.8
New York107.9
Washington107.0
Massachusetts105.8
Maryland105.0
New Hampshire104.2
Connecticut103.6
Florida103.4
Oregon103.4
Colorado103.1
Alaska102.4
Rhode Island102.3
Virginia101.1
Arizona100.7
Nevada100.0
Illinois100.0
Delaware99.8
Utah98.9
Minnesota98.6
Vermont98.0
Pennsylvania97.6
Texas97.1
Maine97.1
Georgia96.3
Michigan96.2
Idaho95.5
Montana94.6
North Carolina94.3
Wisconsin94.1
South Carolina93.7
Indiana93.3
Ohio92.8
Wyoming92.7
New Mexico92.2
Tennessee91.9
Missouri90.8
Kentucky90.2
Nebraska90.1
Kansas90.1
West Virginia89.5
North Dakota89.0
Alabama88.8
South Dakota88.6
Louisiana88.2
Oklahoma87.8
Iowa87.8
Mississippi87.0
Arkansas86.9

How to read these maps

  • Each map shows one official BEA measure for 2024, the latest year published (released February 19, 2026).
  • State figures average cities and rural areas. Prices inside a state can differ a lot; each state page lists its metro areas from cheapest to most expensive.
  • Taxes are not included.

official BEA Regional Price Parities and real personal income. Methodology.

Housing costs most in District of Columbia (155.0) and least in West Virginia (54.2)

Housing (rents and the rental value of owned homes) by state, 2024. US average = 100.

Alabama: 61.8 Alaska: 93.8 Arizona: 106.8 Colorado: 127.4 Florida: 122.1 Georgia: 88.7 Indiana: 73.9 Kansas: 71.2 Maine: 78.9 Massachusetts: 128.1 Minnesota: 91.3 New Jersey: 134.3 North Carolina: 81.4 North Dakota: 71.4 Oklahoma: 62.8 Pennsylvania: 85.1 South Dakota: 67.6 Texas: 96.5 Wyoming: 71.1 Connecticut: 117.0 Missouri: 69.9 West Virginia: 54.2 Illinois: 93.9 New Mexico: 73.6 Arkansas: 58.2 California: 154.3 Delaware: 102.0 District of Columbia: 155.0 Hawaii: 125.3 Iowa: 65.3 Kentucky: 64.3 Maryland: 121.1 Michigan: 82.3 Mississippi: 56.5 Montana: 84.6 New Hampshire: 114.9 New York: 122.2 Ohio: 73.0 Oregon: 108.6 Tennessee: 79.1 Utah: 107.8 Virginia: 106.8 Washington: 126.0 Wisconsin: 79.3 Nebraska: 75.2 South Carolina: 80.5 Idaho: 90.0 Nevada: 114.1 Vermont: 86.5 Louisiana: 63.1 Rhode Island: 105.6
  • Below 75
  • 75–90
  • 90–97
  • 97–103
  • 103–115
  • 115–135
  • 135+

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.

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StateHousing price level (US = 100)
District of Columbia155.0
California154.3
New Jersey134.3
Massachusetts128.1
Colorado127.4
Washington126.0
Hawaii125.3
New York122.2
Florida122.1
Maryland121.1
Connecticut117.0
New Hampshire114.9
Nevada114.1
Oregon108.6
Utah107.8
Arizona106.8
Virginia106.8
Rhode Island105.6
Delaware102.0
Texas96.5
Illinois93.9
Alaska93.8
Minnesota91.3
Idaho90.0
Georgia88.7
Vermont86.5
Pennsylvania85.1
Montana84.6
Michigan82.3
North Carolina81.4
South Carolina80.5
Wisconsin79.3
Tennessee79.1
Maine78.9
Nebraska75.2
Indiana73.9
New Mexico73.6
Ohio73.0
North Dakota71.4
Kansas71.2
Wyoming71.1
Missouri69.9
South Dakota67.6
Iowa65.3
Kentucky64.3
Louisiana63.1
Oklahoma62.8
Alabama61.8
Arkansas58.2
Mississippi56.5
West Virginia54.2

After adjusting for prices, incomes go furthest in District of Columbia and least far in Mississippi

Real personal income per person vs the US ($59,195 in 2017 dollars), 2024.

Alabama: $52,216 (−11.8% vs US) Alaska: $60,272 (+1.8% vs US) Arizona: $52,890 (−10.7% vs US) Colorado: $65,223 (+10.2% vs US) Florida: $57,131 (−3.5% vs US) Georgia: $52,952 (−10.5% vs US) Indiana: $55,562 (−6.1% vs US) Kansas: $59,172 (0.0% vs US) Maine: $57,480 (−2.9% vs US) Massachusetts: $71,629 (+21.0% vs US) Minnesota: $62,039 (+4.8% vs US) New Jersey: $63,142 (+6.7% vs US) North Carolina: $56,310 (−4.9% vs US) North Dakota: $65,271 (+10.3% vs US) Oklahoma: $58,692 (−0.8% vs US) Pennsylvania: $58,620 (−1.0% vs US) South Dakota: $69,153 (+16.8% vs US) Texas: $58,219 (−1.6% vs US) Wyoming: $75,501 (+27.5% vs US) Connecticut: $74,254 (+25.4% vs US) Missouri: $57,850 (−2.3% vs US) West Virginia: $50,051 (−15.4% vs US) Illinois: $60,333 (+1.9% vs US) New Mexico: $51,121 (−13.6% vs US) Arkansas: $55,219 (−6.7% vs US) California: $63,028 (+6.5% vs US) Delaware: $55,185 (−6.8% vs US) District of Columbia: $81,872 (+38.3% vs US) Hawaii: $52,272 (−11.7% vs US) Iowa: $60,144 (+1.6% vs US) Kentucky: $52,290 (−11.7% vs US) Maryland: $61,111 (+3.2% vs US) Michigan: $53,569 (−9.5% vs US) Mississippi: $48,465 (−18.1% vs US) Montana: $59,203 (0.0% vs US) New Hampshire: $64,632 (+9.2% vs US) New York: $64,153 (+8.4% vs US) Ohio: $56,232 (−5.0% vs US) Oregon: $55,451 (−6.3% vs US) Tennessee: $58,582 (−1.0% vs US) Utah: $55,116 (−6.9% vs US) Virginia: $61,914 (+4.6% vs US) Washington: $64,421 (+8.8% vs US) Wisconsin: $58,273 (−1.6% vs US) Nebraska: $65,297 (+10.3% vs US) South Carolina: $52,463 (−11.4% vs US) Idaho: $52,816 (−10.8% vs US) Nevada: $56,503 (−4.5% vs US) Vermont: $58,893 (−0.5% vs US) Louisiana: $56,789 (−4.1% vs US) Rhode Island: $55,878 (−5.6% vs US)
  • 15%+ below US
  • 7–15% below
  • 2–7% below
  • Within 2%
  • 2–7% above
  • 7–15% above
  • 15%+ above US

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, real personal income by state (SARPI), 2024.

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StateIncome per person, adjusted for prices
District of Columbia$81,872 (+38.3% vs US)
Wyoming$75,501 (+27.5% vs US)
Connecticut$74,254 (+25.4% vs US)
Massachusetts$71,629 (+21.0% vs US)
South Dakota$69,153 (+16.8% vs US)
Nebraska$65,297 (+10.3% vs US)
North Dakota$65,271 (+10.3% vs US)
Colorado$65,223 (+10.2% vs US)
New Hampshire$64,632 (+9.2% vs US)
Washington$64,421 (+8.8% vs US)
New York$64,153 (+8.4% vs US)
New Jersey$63,142 (+6.7% vs US)
California$63,028 (+6.5% vs US)
Minnesota$62,039 (+4.8% vs US)
Virginia$61,914 (+4.6% vs US)
Maryland$61,111 (+3.2% vs US)
Illinois$60,333 (+1.9% vs US)
Alaska$60,272 (+1.8% vs US)
Iowa$60,144 (+1.6% vs US)
Montana$59,203 (0.0% vs US)
Kansas$59,172 (0.0% vs US)
Vermont$58,893 (−0.5% vs US)
Oklahoma$58,692 (−0.8% vs US)
Pennsylvania$58,620 (−1.0% vs US)
Tennessee$58,582 (−1.0% vs US)
Wisconsin$58,273 (−1.6% vs US)
Texas$58,219 (−1.6% vs US)
Missouri$57,850 (−2.3% vs US)
Maine$57,480 (−2.9% vs US)
Florida$57,131 (−3.5% vs US)
Louisiana$56,789 (−4.1% vs US)
Nevada$56,503 (−4.5% vs US)
North Carolina$56,310 (−4.9% vs US)
Ohio$56,232 (−5.0% vs US)
Rhode Island$55,878 (−5.6% vs US)
Indiana$55,562 (−6.1% vs US)
Oregon$55,451 (−6.3% vs US)
Arkansas$55,219 (−6.7% vs US)
Delaware$55,185 (−6.8% vs US)
Utah$55,116 (−6.9% vs US)
Michigan$53,569 (−9.5% vs US)
Georgia$52,952 (−10.5% vs US)
Arizona$52,890 (−10.7% vs US)
Idaho$52,816 (−10.8% vs US)
South Carolina$52,463 (−11.4% vs US)
Kentucky$52,290 (−11.7% vs US)
Hawaii$52,272 (−11.7% vs US)
Alabama$52,216 (−11.8% vs US)
New Mexico$51,121 (−13.6% vs US)
West Virginia$50,051 (−15.4% vs US)
Mississippi$48,465 (−18.1% vs US)

Most and least expensive metro areas

Most expensive

  1. San Francisco, CA 115.6
  2. Miami, FL 114.2
  3. Los Angeles, CA 113.6
  4. New York, NY 112.6
  5. Napa, CA 112.6
  6. San Diego, CA 111.9
  7. Seattle, WA 111.1
  8. Honolulu, HI 111.0
  9. Oxnard, CA 110.5
  10. San Jose, CA 110.4

Least expensive

  1. Monroe, LA 83.6
  2. Eagle Pass, TX 83.8
  3. Dothan, AL 83.8
  4. Texarkana, TX 84.0
  5. Enid, OK 84.3
  6. Hammond, LA 84.5
  7. Shreveport, LA 84.8
  8. Florence, AL 84.8
  9. Houma, LA 85.1
  10. The Villages, FL 85.4

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