Regional prices · BEA 2024 · U.S. = 100
Cost of living by state and city: official BEA price levels, U.S. = 100.
How prices differ across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 315 major metro areas, from BEA's Regional Price Parities: what the index measures, what it does not, and where each place sits against the national average.
Quick answer
Regional Price Parities (RPPs), published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), measure how average price levels for goods and services differ across states and metro areas in one year, with the U.S. average set to 100. In 2024 state price levels range from 86.9 in Arkansas to 110.7 in California; across BEA's 387 metro areas they range from 83.6 (Monroe, LA) to 115.6 (San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA). An RPP is a regional price level, not a household budget, rent alone, taxes or anyone's personal cost of living.
What RPP measures
Differences in average price levels of goods and services across states and metro areas in one year, for the average consumer, with the U.S. = 100. Components cover goods, housing (tenant rents), utilities and other services.
What it does not measure
A household budget, rent alone, taxes, disposable income, home affordability, lifestyle, savings, or any individual's actual spending. It does not compare prices over time.
- What RPP is
- BEA's index of the average price level of goods and services bought by the average consumer in an area, relative to the U.S.
- National baseline
- U.S. = 100 for all items. A level of 108 means prices about 8% above the national average; 92 means about 8% below.
- State coverage
- All 50 states and the District of Columbia (51 areas).
- Metro coverage
- All 387 metropolitan statistical areas (OMB 2023 delineations); 315 have their own page here.
- Rents
- Tracked separately as BEA's housing (tenant rents) index; the U.S. value is 100.6. It is shown beside each place and never mixed into the all-items level.
- Source and year
- BEA Regional Price Parities by State and Metro Area, 2024 data, released Feb 19, 2026 (SARPP and MARPP tables).
- Calculation limits
- One year of price levels, compared across places, not over time. Differences of 3 points or less are within year-to-year movement, so treat them as ties.
How it fits together
United States → state → metro area
Data One national baseline; a separate BEA price level for every state and every metro area.
- United States
- 100.0
- national baseline
Data The same structure applies everywhere: each state and each metro area has its own BEA price level against the U.S. = 100. A metro area that crosses state lines (New York City covers parts of New York and New Jersey) has one level for the whole area.
Highest and lowest
State price levels at the extremes
Data BEA 2024 all-items RPP. Neighbors within 3 points of each other are effectively tied.
Highest price levels
Lowest price levels
State explorer
All 51 states and DC
Data Sort by price level or the separate rents index, or search.
| State | $100,000 at U.S.-average prices | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 110.7 | 154.3 | $90,318 |
| Hawaii | 110.0 | 125.3 | $90,950 |
| The District of Columbia | 109.9 | 155.0 | $90,991 |
| New Jersey | 108.8 | 134.3 | $91,908 |
| New York State | 107.9 | 122.2 | $92,660 |
| Washington State | 107.0 | 126.0 | $93,447 |
| Massachusetts | 105.8 | 128.1 | $94,556 |
| Maryland | 105.0 | 121.1 | $95,275 |
| New Hampshire | 104.2 | 114.9 | $96,002 |
| Connecticut | 103.6 | 117.0 | $96,516 |
| Florida | 103.4 | 122.1 | $96,699 |
| Oregon | 103.4 | 108.6 | $96,748 |
| Colorado | 103.1 | 127.4 | $97,038 |
| Alaska | 102.4 | 93.8 | $97,695 |
| Rhode Island | 102.3 | 105.6 | $97,771 |
| Virginia | 101.1 | 106.8 | $98,908 |
| Arizona | 100.7 | 106.8 | $99,328 |
| Nevada | 100.0 | 114.1 | $100,021 |
| Illinois | 100.0 | 93.9 | $100,042 |
| Delaware | 99.8 | 102.0 | $100,192 |
| Utah | 98.9 | 107.8 | $101,149 |
| Minnesota | 98.6 | 91.3 | $101,398 |
| Vermont | 98.0 | 86.5 | $102,085 |
| Pennsylvania | 97.6 | 85.1 | $102,488 |
| Texas | 97.1 | 96.5 | $103,032 |
| Maine | 97.0 | 78.9 | $103,040 |
| Georgia | 96.3 | 88.7 | $103,850 |
| Michigan | 96.2 | 82.3 | $103,932 |
| Idaho | 95.5 | 90.0 | $104,719 |
| Montana | 94.6 | 84.6 | $105,658 |
| North Carolina | 94.3 | 81.4 | $106,015 |
| Wisconsin | 94.1 | 79.3 | $106,276 |
| South Carolina | 93.7 | 80.5 | $106,668 |
| Indiana | 93.3 | 73.9 | $107,148 |
| Ohio | 92.8 | 73.0 | $107,789 |
| Wyoming | 92.7 | 71.1 | $107,885 |
| New Mexico | 92.2 | 73.6 | $108,446 |
| Tennessee | 91.9 | 79.1 | $108,849 |
| Missouri | 90.8 | 69.9 | $110,112 |
| Kentucky | 90.2 | 64.3 | $110,915 |
| Nebraska | 90.1 | 75.2 | $110,984 |
| Kansas | 90.1 | 71.2 | $111,027 |
| West Virginia | 89.5 | 54.2 | $111,736 |
| North Dakota | 89.0 | 71.4 | $112,411 |
| Alabama | 88.8 | 61.8 | $112,583 |
| South Dakota | 88.6 | 67.6 | $112,885 |
| Louisiana | 88.2 | 63.1 | $113,370 |
| Oklahoma | 87.8 | 62.8 | $113,839 |
| Iowa | 87.8 | 65.3 | $113,945 |
| Mississippi | 87.0 | 56.5 | $115,005 |
| Arkansas | 86.9 | 58.2 | $115,026 |
No states match.
Metro explorer
315 major metro areas
Data Each figure covers the whole metropolitan area named under the city, not only the city.
| Metro area | $100,000 at U.S.-average prices | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA | 115.6 | 194.7 | $86,495 |
| Miami, FL Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL | 114.2 | 155.6 | $87,600 |
| Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA | 113.6 | 170.4 | $88,055 |
| New York City New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY-NJ | 112.6 | 148.6 | $88,839 |
| San Diego, CA San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA | 111.9 | 179.3 | $89,376 |
| Seattle, WA Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA | 111.1 | 151.3 | $89,982 |
| Oxnard, CA Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA | 110.5 | 171.1 | $90,470 |
| San Jose, CA San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA | 110.4 | 211.9 | $90,561 |
| Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz–Watsonville, CA | 109.9 | 164.3 | $90,995 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY | 109.4 | 115.8 | $91,389 |
| Washington, DC Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 108.9 | 151.1 | $91,841 |
| Santa Barbara, CA Santa Maria–Santa Barbara, CA | 108.8 | 151.4 | $91,913 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles, CA | 108.6 | 144.4 | $92,084 |
| Vallejo, CA Vallejo, CA | 108.5 | 142.0 | $92,184 |
| Boston, MA Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH | 108.3 | 148.4 | $92,365 |
| Santa Rosa, CA Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA | 107.8 | 139.6 | $92,778 |
| Bridgeport, CT Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT | 106.9 | 150.5 | $93,577 |
| Sacramento, CA Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA | 106.7 | 130.2 | $93,747 |
| Riverside, CA Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA | 106.4 | 129.3 | $93,948 |
| Denver, CO Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO | 105.8 | 146.9 | $94,534 |
| Manchester, NH Manchester–Nashua, NH | 105.7 | 134.2 | $94,646 |
| Bremerton, WA Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA | 105.6 | 129.6 | $94,691 |
| Portland, OR Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA | 105.4 | 125.1 | $94,858 |
| Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK | 105.4 | 109.9 | $94,859 |
| Boulder, CO Boulder, CO | 105.2 | 157.0 | $95,055 |
| Stockton, CA Stockton–Lodi, CA | 105.1 | 115.6 | $95,157 |
| Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI | 104.8 | 111.8 | $95,400 |
| New Haven, CT New Haven, CT | 104.6 | 124.3 | $95,640 |
| Baltimore, MD Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD | 104.5 | 118.2 | $95,706 |
| Modesto, CA Modesto, CA | 104.1 | 108.5 | $96,054 |
| Corvallis, OR Corvallis, OR | 104.0 | 114.4 | $96,138 |
| Wenatchee, WA Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA | 103.9 | 115.0 | $96,288 |
| Olympia, WA Olympia–Lacey–Tumwater, WA | 103.7 | 116.7 | $96,460 |
| Salem, OR Salem, OR | 103.6 | 110.3 | $96,479 |
| Bend, OR Bend, OR | 103.6 | 110.0 | $96,519 |
| Chicago, IL Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL-IN | 103.6 | 112.0 | $96,530 |
| Bellingham, WA Bellingham, WA | 103.3 | 112.9 | $96,774 |
| Ithaca, NY Ithaca, NY | 103.3 | 128.4 | $96,789 |
| Phoenix, AZ Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ | 103.3 | 121.2 | $96,790 |
| Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks–College, AK | 103.2 | 92.6 | $96,892 |
| Naples, FL Naples–Marco Island, FL | 103.2 | 129.4 | $96,899 |
| Trenton, NJ Trenton–Princeton, NJ | 103.2 | 135.1 | $96,918 |
| Dallas, TX Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX | 103.1 | 117.9 | $97,003 |
| Hartford, CT Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT | 102.7 | 110.2 | $97,327 |
| Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 102.6 | 113.1 | $97,510 |
| Worcester, MA Worcester, MA | 102.5 | 113.0 | $97,539 |
| Bozeman, MT Bozeman, MT | 102.5 | 139.2 | $97,551 |
| Mount Vernon, WA Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA | 102.4 | 108.2 | $97,615 |
| Sarasota, FL North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL | 102.4 | 128.0 | $97,640 |
| Fort Myers, FL Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL | 102.3 | 125.1 | $97,705 |
| Fresno, CA Fresno, CA | 102.2 | 95.7 | $97,888 |
| Portland, ME Portland–South Portland, ME | 101.9 | 105.2 | $98,176 |
| Providence, RI Providence–Warwick, RI-MA | 101.8 | 103.9 | $98,258 |
| Eugene, OR Eugene–Springfield, OR | 101.6 | 98.3 | $98,456 |
| Medford, OR Medford, OR | 101.4 | 97.7 | $98,587 |
| Orlando, FL Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL | 101.4 | 123.4 | $98,602 |
| Chico, CA Chico, CA | 101.2 | 91.9 | $98,817 |
| Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins–Loveland, CO | 101.1 | 120.6 | $98,885 |
| Reno, NV Reno, NV | 101.0 | 123.5 | $98,996 |
| Charleston, SC Charleston–North Charleston, SC | 101.0 | 119.8 | $99,047 |
| Burlington, VT Burlington–South Burlington, VT | 100.9 | 103.8 | $99,060 |
| Tampa, FL Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL | 100.9 | 125.8 | $99,118 |
| Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield–Delano, CA | 100.9 | 90.3 | $99,122 |
| Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI | 100.9 | 125.3 | $99,128 |
| Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City–Murray, UT | 100.9 | 123.3 | $99,139 |
| Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO | 100.7 | 116.2 | $99,298 |
| Redding, CA Redding, CA | 100.7 | 89.4 | $99,321 |
| Punta Gorda, FL Punta Gorda, FL | 100.5 | 113.3 | $99,478 |
| Ogden, UT Ogden, UT | 100.3 | 117.9 | $99,652 |
| Spokane, WA Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA | 100.3 | 97.1 | $99,655 |
| Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff, AZ | 100.3 | 109.0 | $99,676 |
| Detroit, MI Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI | 100.3 | 94.7 | $99,703 |
| Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV | 100.2 | 115.5 | $99,785 |
| Greeley, CO Greeley, CO | 100.2 | 112.6 | $99,824 |
| Kennewick, WA Kennewick–Richland, WA | 100.1 | 94.8 | $99,921 |
| Atlanta, GA Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA | 100.1 | 111.0 | $99,942 |
| Palm Bay, FL Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL | 100.0 | 111.7 | $99,995 |
| Allentown, PA Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ | 100.0 | 105.5 | $100,032 |
| Visalia, CA Visalia, CA | 99.8 | 84.1 | $100,175 |
| Albany, NY Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY | 99.6 | 102.6 | $100,436 |
| Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL | 99.5 | 109.8 | $100,519 |
| Deltona, FL Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL | 99.4 | 108.4 | $100,637 |
| Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville, VA | 99.1 | 107.0 | $100,861 |
| Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM | 98.8 | 108.0 | $101,248 |
| Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA | 98.7 | 96.3 | $101,368 |
| Houston, TX Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX | 98.6 | 104.5 | $101,390 |
| Boise, ID Boise City, ID | 98.4 | 105.6 | $101,635 |
| Sebastian, FL Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor, FL | 98.3 | 101.6 | $101,721 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID | 98.3 | 105.6 | $101,737 |
| Lancaster, PA Lancaster, PA | 98.3 | 93.8 | $101,774 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ Prescott Valley–Prescott, AZ | 98.3 | 98.8 | $101,776 |
| Provo, UT Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT | 98.2 | 104.1 | $101,800 |
| Raleigh, NC Raleigh–Cary, NC | 98.2 | 103.5 | $101,878 |
| Carson City, NV Carson City, NV | 98.1 | 101.2 | $101,906 |
| Austin, TX Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX | 98.1 | 120.4 | $101,972 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC | 98.0 | 101.2 | $102,023 |
| Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA-NC | 97.9 | 99.8 | $102,102 |
| Richmond, VA Richmond, VA | 97.9 | 99.1 | $102,189 |
| Pensacola, FL Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL | 97.7 | 98.8 | $102,336 |
| Durham, NC Durham–Chapel Hill, NC | 97.6 | 98.9 | $102,488 |
| Dover, DE Dover, DE | 97.5 | 95.9 | $102,557 |
| Charlotte, NC Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC-SC | 97.3 | 97.6 | $102,724 |
| St. George, UT St. George, UT | 97.3 | 98.1 | $102,753 |
| Panama City, FL Panama City–Panama City Beach, FL | 97.3 | 96.4 | $102,779 |
| Madison, WI Madison, WI | 97.3 | 99.7 | $102,789 |
| Lakeland, FL Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL | 97.1 | 95.9 | $102,943 |
| Reading, PA Reading, PA | 97.1 | 85.4 | $103,029 |
| Rochester, NY Rochester, NY | 97.0 | 87.5 | $103,056 |
| Crestview, FL Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL | 97.0 | 94.9 | $103,060 |
| Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI | 96.9 | 97.1 | $103,160 |
| Tucson, AZ Tucson, AZ | 96.9 | 91.8 | $103,203 |
| Great Falls, MT Great Falls, MT | 96.8 | 97.1 | $103,258 |
| Gainesville, FL Gainesville, FL | 96.7 | 93.0 | $103,377 |
| Bangor, ME Bangor, ME | 96.5 | 77.7 | $103,618 |
| Asheville, NC Asheville, NC | 96.5 | 93.4 | $103,621 |
| Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne, WY | 96.5 | 89.8 | $103,637 |
| Winchester, VA Winchester, VA-WV | 96.5 | 90.0 | $103,681 |
| Missoula, MT Missoula, MT | 96.4 | 94.9 | $103,686 |
| Wilmington, NC Wilmington, NC | 96.4 | 93.2 | $103,711 |
| Kankakee, IL Kankakee, IL | 96.4 | 92.9 | $103,741 |
| Nashville, TN Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN | 96.3 | 104.6 | $103,801 |
| Springfield, MA Springfield, MA | 96.1 | 75.8 | $104,101 |
| York, PA York–Hanover, PA | 96.0 | 79.8 | $104,167 |
| Vineland, NJ Vineland, NJ | 96.0 | 83.9 | $104,201 |
| Logan, UT Logan, UT-ID | 95.9 | 91.0 | $104,246 |
| Buffalo, NY Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY | 95.8 | 81.0 | $104,336 |
| Midland, TX Midland, TX | 95.8 | 101.5 | $104,403 |
| Syracuse, NY Syracuse, NY | 95.7 | 80.7 | $104,447 |
| Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN | 95.7 | 88.9 | $104,498 |
| Helena, MT Helena, MT | 95.7 | 90.1 | $104,521 |
| Salisbury, MD Salisbury, MD | 95.6 | 87.2 | $104,584 |
| Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM | 95.5 | 89.2 | $104,662 |
| Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI | 95.5 | 86.6 | $104,662 |
| Yakima, WA Yakima, WA | 95.5 | 72.6 | $104,663 |
| Grand Junction, CO Grand Junction, CO | 95.5 | 86.4 | $104,738 |
| Columbus, OH Columbus, OH | 95.5 | 87.9 | $104,746 |
| Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 95.4 | 87.6 | $104,855 |
| Ocala, FL Ocala, FL | 95.2 | 86.2 | $105,005 |
| Savannah, GA Savannah, GA | 95.2 | 86.0 | $105,035 |
| Pittsfield, MA Pittsfield, MA | 95.1 | 73.5 | $105,146 |
| St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO-IL | 95.1 | 79.0 | $105,166 |
| Bloomington, IN Bloomington, IN | 95.1 | 85.6 | $105,170 |
| Lansing, MI Lansing–East Lansing, MI | 95.0 | 83.5 | $105,273 |
| Harrisonburg, VA Harrisonburg, VA | 94.9 | 82.3 | $105,383 |
| Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo–Portage, MI | 94.8 | 81.6 | $105,441 |
| San Antonio, TX San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX | 94.7 | 94.6 | $105,579 |
| Daphne, AL Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL | 94.7 | 89.2 | $105,608 |
| Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA | 94.7 | 72.0 | $105,629 |
| Idaho Falls, ID Idaho Falls, ID | 94.4 | 84.0 | $105,919 |
| Hagerstown, MD Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV | 94.2 | 75.7 | $106,190 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ Lake Havasu City–Kingman, AZ | 94.1 | 79.8 | $106,272 |
| Cleveland, OH Cleveland, OH | 93.9 | 79.4 | $106,470 |
| Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL | 93.9 | 78.5 | $106,475 |
| Odessa, TX Odessa, TX | 93.9 | 89.7 | $106,501 |
| Casper, WY Casper, WY | 93.8 | 74.2 | $106,577 |
| Warner Robins, GA Warner Robins, GA | 93.8 | 79.2 | $106,622 |
| Sherman, TX Sherman–Denison, TX | 93.8 | 89.5 | $106,643 |
| Janesville, WI Janesville–Beloit, WI | 93.7 | 79.6 | $106,720 |
| Columbia, SC Columbia, SC | 93.7 | 79.5 | $106,767 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC | 93.6 | 83.1 | $106,790 |
| Roanoke, VA Roanoke, VA | 93.6 | 78.5 | $106,817 |
| Scranton, PA Scranton––Wilkes–Barre, PA | 93.6 | 67.0 | $106,888 |
| Bloomington, IL Bloomington, IL | 93.5 | 74.7 | $106,910 |
| Billings, MT Billings, MT | 93.5 | 77.4 | $106,922 |
| Lafayette, IN Lafayette–West Lafayette, IN | 93.4 | 76.4 | $107,032 |
| Traverse City, MI Traverse City, MI | 93.4 | 78.1 | $107,098 |
| Akron, OH Akron, OH | 93.4 | 76.8 | $107,101 |
| Athens, GA Athens–Clarke County, GA | 93.3 | 76.8 | $107,132 |
| Morgantown, WV Morgantown, WV | 93.3 | 69.1 | $107,155 |
| Greenville, SC Greenville–Anderson–Greer, SC | 93.3 | 76.8 | $107,227 |
| Burlington, NC Burlington, NC | 93.2 | 77.9 | $107,301 |
| Green Bay, WI Green Bay, WI | 93.1 | 74.7 | $107,428 |
| Huntsville, AL Huntsville, AL | 93.1 | 77.9 | $107,444 |
| Flint, MI Flint, MI | 93.0 | 74.0 | $107,488 |
| Lexington, KY Lexington–Fayette, KY | 92.9 | 77.1 | $107,655 |
| Greensboro, NC Greensboro–High Point, NC | 92.9 | 74.5 | $107,683 |
| South Bend, IN South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI | 92.9 | 74.6 | $107,691 |
| Eau Claire, WI Eau Claire, WI | 92.8 | 72.8 | $107,763 |
| Springfield, IL Springfield, IL | 92.7 | 71.6 | $107,823 |
| Slidell, LA Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA | 92.7 | 85.4 | $107,845 |
| Blacksburg, VA Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA | 92.7 | 74.4 | $107,863 |
| Yuma, AZ Yuma, AZ | 92.7 | 73.8 | $107,868 |
| Champaign, IL Champaign–Urbana, IL | 92.7 | 71.6 | $107,870 |
| Dayton, OH Dayton–Kettering–Beavercreek, OH | 92.7 | 72.7 | $107,882 |
| Utica, NY Utica–Rome, NY | 92.7 | 66.1 | $107,900 |
| Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi, TX | 92.7 | 84.9 | $107,909 |
| Wausau, WI Wausau, WI | 92.7 | 71.5 | $107,932 |
| New Orleans, LA New Orleans–Metairie, LA | 92.6 | 86.0 | $107,995 |
| Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne, IN | 92.6 | 72.3 | $108,024 |
| Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN | 92.6 | 82.8 | $108,028 |
| Waco, TX Waco, TX | 92.5 | 83.5 | $108,050 |
| Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO-KS | 92.5 | 86.6 | $108,058 |
| Sebring, FL Sebring, FL | 92.5 | 73.5 | $108,143 |
| San Angelo, TX San Angelo, TX | 92.5 | 81.4 | $108,163 |
| Appleton, WI Appleton, WI | 92.4 | 70.8 | $108,203 |
| Williamsport, PA Williamsport, PA | 92.3 | 64.4 | $108,284 |
| Memphis, TN Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 92.2 | 79.8 | $108,485 |
| Tyler, TX Tyler, TX | 92.2 | 79.9 | $108,512 |
| Rockford, IL Rockford, IL | 92.2 | 70.1 | $108,514 |
| Twin Falls, ID Twin Falls, ID | 92.1 | 73.8 | $108,568 |
| Jacksonville, NC Jacksonville, NC | 92.1 | 72.1 | $108,595 |
| Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville, NC | 92.0 | 73.1 | $108,722 |
| Omaha, NE Omaha, NE-IA | 91.9 | 86.4 | $108,801 |
| Augusta, GA Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC | 91.9 | 70.6 | $108,810 |
| Amarillo, TX Amarillo, TX | 91.8 | 78.4 | $108,909 |
| Pueblo, CO Pueblo, CO | 91.8 | 71.3 | $108,978 |
| Des Moines, IA Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA | 91.7 | 84.7 | $109,050 |
| Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL | 91.6 | 71.9 | $109,118 |
| Fond du Lac, WI Fond du Lac, WI | 91.6 | 67.3 | $109,119 |
| Lincoln, NE Lincoln, NE | 91.6 | 84.2 | $109,193 |
| Evansville, IN Evansville, IN | 91.5 | 66.7 | $109,256 |
| Iowa City, IA Iowa City, IA | 91.5 | 84.0 | $109,279 |
| Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga, TN-GA | 91.5 | 76.5 | $109,333 |
| Toledo, OH Toledo, OH | 91.5 | 67.3 | $109,343 |
| Fayetteville, AR Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR | 91.4 | 76.9 | $109,465 |
| Lubbock, TX Lubbock, TX | 91.3 | 76.4 | $109,509 |
| Peoria, IL Peoria, IL | 91.2 | 63.8 | $109,612 |
| Lewiston, ID Lewiston, ID-WA | 91.2 | 71.9 | $109,697 |
| Killeen, TX Killeen–Temple, TX | 91.1 | 77.9 | $109,731 |
| Staunton, VA Staunton–Stuarts Draft, VA | 91.1 | 68.2 | $109,736 |
| Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg, SC | 91.1 | 68.0 | $109,829 |
| Bismarck, ND Bismarck, ND | 91.0 | 84.0 | $109,861 |
| Mankato, MN Mankato, MN | 91.0 | 79.9 | $109,944 |
| College Station, TX College Station–Bryan, TX | 91.0 | 75.1 | $109,949 |
| Erie, PA Erie, PA | 91.0 | 56.8 | $109,951 |
| Clarksville, TN Clarksville, TN-KY | 90.9 | 73.8 | $109,954 |
| Fargo, ND Fargo, ND-MN | 90.9 | 81.1 | $110,046 |
| Rochester, MN Rochester, MN | 90.8 | 78.6 | $110,107 |
| Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA | 90.8 | 74.2 | $110,156 |
| Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 90.6 | 77.6 | $110,338 |
| Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, OK | 90.4 | 73.9 | $110,610 |
| Abilene, TX Abilene, TX | 90.4 | 73.8 | $110,664 |
| Elkhart, IN Elkhart–Goshen, IN | 90.3 | 64.3 | $110,711 |
| Lawrence, KS Lawrence, KS | 90.2 | 71.6 | $110,812 |
| Las Cruces, NM Las Cruces, NM | 90.2 | 63.0 | $110,850 |
| Bowling Green, KY Bowling Green, KY | 90.2 | 63.4 | $110,891 |
| Manhattan, KS Manhattan, KS | 90.2 | 72.0 | $110,911 |
| Beaumont, TX Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX | 90.0 | 70.9 | $111,054 |
| Gulfport, MS Gulfport–Biloxi, MS | 90.0 | 67.9 | $111,104 |
| El Paso, TX El Paso, TX | 89.9 | 71.2 | $111,220 |
| Dalton, GA Dalton, GA | 89.8 | 63.3 | $111,304 |
| Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL | 89.7 | 64.3 | $111,505 |
| Lima, OH Lima, OH | 89.7 | 57.3 | $111,521 |
| Kokomo, IN Kokomo, IN | 89.6 | 59.3 | $111,547 |
| Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls, TX | 89.5 | 68.2 | $111,716 |
| Longview, TX Longview, TX | 89.5 | 66.7 | $111,751 |
| Columbia, MO Columbia, MO | 89.4 | 69.2 | $111,809 |
| Little Rock, AR Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR | 89.4 | 68.3 | $111,902 |
| Lynchburg, VA Lynchburg, VA | 89.4 | 63.9 | $111,903 |
| Columbus, GA Columbus, GA-AL | 89.3 | 61.2 | $111,987 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ | 89.2 | 61.9 | $112,054 |
| Tulsa, OK Tulsa, OK | 89.2 | 68.2 | $112,090 |
| Rapid City, SD Rapid City, SD | 89.2 | 72.6 | $112,158 |
| Davenport, IA Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL | 89.1 | 68.3 | $112,260 |
| Jackson, MS Jackson, MS | 89.0 | 64.8 | $112,299 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids, IA | 89.0 | 71.4 | $112,406 |
| Wichita, KS Wichita, KS | 88.9 | 66.2 | $112,428 |
| Pocatello, ID Pocatello, ID | 88.9 | 66.4 | $112,478 |
| Ames, IA Ames, IA | 88.8 | 69.2 | $112,575 |
| Topeka, KS Topeka, KS | 88.8 | 65.0 | $112,587 |
| Duluth, MN Duluth, MN-WI | 88.8 | 71.1 | $112,653 |
| Charleston, WV Charleston, WV | 88.7 | 51.4 | $112,718 |
| Springfield, MO Springfield, MO | 88.6 | 65.6 | $112,886 |
| Macon, GA Macon–Bibb County, GA | 88.5 | 58.9 | $112,959 |
| Hickory, NC Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC | 88.5 | 59.6 | $113,012 |
| Huntington, WV Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 88.4 | 51.3 | $113,094 |
| Decatur, IL Decatur, IL | 88.4 | 56.2 | $113,094 |
| Greenville, NC Greenville, NC | 88.4 | 57.3 | $113,120 |
| Valdosta, GA Valdosta, GA | 88.3 | 58.8 | $113,287 |
| Muncie, IN Muncie, IN | 88.1 | 57.5 | $113,446 |
| Mobile, AL Mobile, AL | 88.1 | 60.1 | $113,510 |
| Cleveland, TN Cleveland, TN | 88.1 | 60.3 | $113,533 |
| Sumter, SC Sumter, SC | 88.0 | 60.8 | $113,611 |
| Jefferson City, MO Jefferson City, MO | 88.0 | 62.1 | $113,669 |
| Auburn, AL Auburn–Opelika, AL | 87.9 | 62.1 | $113,723 |
| Johnson City, TN Johnson City, TN | 87.9 | 63.2 | $113,729 |
| Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute, IN | 87.8 | 51.9 | $113,899 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL Tuscaloosa, AL | 87.7 | 58.2 | $113,996 |
| Albany, GA Albany, GA | 87.7 | 54.6 | $114,065 |
| Hattiesburg, MS Hattiesburg, MS | 87.6 | 60.1 | $114,112 |
| St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN | 87.6 | 65.1 | $114,114 |
| Youngstown, OH Youngstown–Warren, OH | 87.4 | 53.4 | $114,424 |
| Dubuque, IA Dubuque, IA | 87.3 | 64.0 | $114,511 |
| Decatur, AL Decatur, AL | 87.2 | 58.1 | $114,663 |
| Lafayette, LA Lafayette, LA | 87.2 | 58.8 | $114,667 |
| Waterloo, IA Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA | 87.1 | 63.1 | $114,867 |
| Minot, ND Minot, ND | 87.0 | 63.2 | $114,906 |
| Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND-MN | 86.7 | 59.7 | $115,389 |
| Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 86.5 | 57.8 | $115,668 |
| Kingsport, TN Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA | 86.4 | 56.5 | $115,678 |
| St. Joseph, MO St. Joseph, MO-KS | 86.4 | 55.4 | $115,765 |
| Morristown, TN Morristown, TN | 86.4 | 59.0 | $115,789 |
| Paducah, KY Paducah, KY-IL | 86.1 | 48.8 | $116,166 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 86.1 | 56.4 | $116,174 |
| Brownsville, TX Brownsville–Harlingen, TX | 86.0 | 57.7 | $116,313 |
| Anniston, AL Anniston–Oxford, AL | 85.9 | 54.7 | $116,348 |
| Lawton, OK Lawton, OK | 85.9 | 57.4 | $116,359 |
| Johnstown, PA Johnstown, PA | 85.9 | 42.3 | $116,375 |
| McAllen, TX McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX | 85.9 | 55.9 | $116,421 |
| Jonesboro, AR Jonesboro, AR | 85.9 | 53.8 | $116,447 |
| Lake Charles, LA Lake Charles, LA | 85.9 | 51.8 | $116,480 |
| Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR | 85.7 | 57.3 | $116,645 |
| Joplin, MO Joplin, MO-KS | 85.7 | 54.0 | $116,662 |
| Alexandria, LA Alexandria, LA | 85.7 | 53.7 | $116,705 |
| Gadsden, AL Gadsden, AL | 85.7 | 53.7 | $116,750 |
| Jackson, TN Jackson, TN | 85.5 | 56.6 | $116,929 |
| Wildwood, FL Wildwood–The Villages, FL | 85.4 | 51.7 | $117,063 |
| Houma, LA Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux, LA | 85.1 | 51.3 | $117,505 |
| Florence, AL Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL | 84.8 | 47.7 | $117,901 |
| Shreveport, LA Shreveport–Bossier City, LA | 84.8 | 52.3 | $117,972 |
| Hammond, LA Hammond, LA | 84.5 | 48.2 | $118,399 |
| Enid, OK Enid, OK | 84.3 | 51.4 | $118,668 |
| Texarkana, TX Texarkana, TX-AR | 84.0 | 49.9 | $119,031 |
| Dothan, AL Dothan, AL | 83.8 | 46.9 | $119,285 |
| Monroe, LA Monroe, LA | 83.6 | 42.8 | $119,622 |
No metro areas match.
Method
How this page is built
BEA Regional Price Parities measure differences in price levels across states and metropolitan areas for one year, relative to the U.S. (= 100), for the goods and services bought by the average consumer. Housing is tenant rents only and is shown separately. Metro areas use the OMB 2023 delineations. Each place page converts a salary to U.S.-average prices with the same division BEA uses to price-adjust income: Salary at U.S.-average prices = salary ÷ (RPP ÷ 100). Equivalent salary in place B for a salary in place A = salary × RPP(B) ÷ RPP(A).
What this page can't tell you
Sources- Anyone's personal cost of living or household budget: RPPs are average price levels for the average consumer.
- Taxes, take-home pay, home prices, household size, commuting or lifestyle.
- Exact prices: RPPs are indexes, and BEA notes place-to-place price comparisons can be volatile where survey samples are small.
- Year match: 2024 price levels are applied to May 2025 wages.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by State and Metro Area, 2024 (released Feb 19, 2026; SARPP and MARPP tables; retrieved Oct 25, 2026). Methodology.