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| Place | Cost of living index | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tulsa | 83 | 2026Q2 |
| 1st | Oklahoma City | 83 | 2026Q2 |
| 3rd | Huntsville, AL | 86 | 2026Q2 |
| 3rd | Birmingham | 86 | 2026Q2 |
| 5th | Des Moines | 86.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 6th | Wichita | 87.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 7th | Jackson, Mississippi | 87.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 8th | Kansas City | 88.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 8th | St. Louis | 88.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 10th | Little Rock | 89 | 2026Q2 |
| 10th | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 89 | 2026Q2 |
| 12th | Nashville | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 12th | Chattanooga | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 12th | Knoxville | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 12th | Indianapolis | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 12th | Memphis | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 17th | Atlanta, Georgia | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 17th | Savannah | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 17th | Omaha | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 17th | Augusta, Georgia | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 21st | Albuquerque | 90.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | Dallas, Texas | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | Austin | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | San Antonio, Texas | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | Houston, Texas | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | El Paso | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | McAllen | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 28th | Baton Rouge | 91.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 28th | New Orleans | 91.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 30th | Detroit | 92.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 30th | Grand Rapids | 92.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 32nd | Greenville, SC | 92.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 32nd | Columbia, South Carolina | 92.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 32nd | Charleston | 92.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Cincinnati | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Columbus | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Cleveland | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Toledo | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Dayton | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Akron | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 41st | Minneapolis | 93.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 42nd | Louisville | 94 | 2026Q2 |
| 43rd | Chicago | 94.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 44th | Pittsburgh | 95.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 44th | Philadelphia | 95.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 44th | Allentown | 95.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 44th | Harrisburg | 95.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 48th | Milwaukee | 95.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 48th | Madison | 95.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Asheville | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Raleigh | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Durham | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Greensboro | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Winston-Salem | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Charlotte, NC | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 56th | Salt Lake City | 98.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 56th | Provo | 98.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 56th | Ogden | 98.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 59th | Richmond | 99 | 2026Q2 |
| 59th | Virginia Beach | 99 | 2026Q2 |
| 61st | Boise, Idaho | 99.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Tampa | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Sarasota | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Miami | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Lakeland | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Cape Coral | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Jacksonville, Florida | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Melbourne | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Daytona Beach | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 62nd | Orlando, Florida | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 71st | Denver | 102.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 71st | Colorado Springs | 102.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 73rd | Hartford | 103.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 73rd | Bridgeport | 103.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 73rd | New Haven | 103.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 76th | Las Vegas | 105.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 76th | Reno | 105.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 78th | Tucson | 108.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 78th | Phoenix | 108.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 80th | Portland | 110.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 81st | Providence | 110.9 | 2026Q2 |
| 82nd | Portland, Maine | 112.9 | 2026Q2 |
| 83rd | Vancouver, Washington | 115.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 83rd | Seattle | 115.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 83rd | Spokane | 115.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 86th | Baltimore | 118.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | New York | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | Buffalo | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | Albany | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | Syracuse | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | Poughkeepsie | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 87th | Rochester, New York | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 93rd | Washington DC | 133.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | San Jose, California | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Sacramento | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Los Angeles, California | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | San Francisco | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Riverside | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | San Diego | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Fresno | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Bakersfield | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Stockton | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 94th | Oxnard | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 104th | Boston | 148.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 104th | Worcester | 148.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 106th | Honolulu | 185.8 | 2026Q2 |
| Place | Cost of living index | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oklahoma | 83 | 2026Q2 |
| 2nd | Alabama | 86 | 2026Q2 |
| 3rd | Iowa | 86.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 4th | West Virginia | 87 | 2026Q2 |
| 5th | Kansas | 87.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 6th | Mississippi | 87.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 7th | Missouri | 88.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 8th | Arkansas | 89 | 2026Q2 |
| 9th | Indiana | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 9th | Tennessee | 89.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 11th | Georgia | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 11th | Nebraska | 90.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 13th | New Mexico | 90.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 14th | North Dakota | 90.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 15th | Texas | 90.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 16th | Louisiana | 91.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 17th | Michigan | 92.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 18th | South Carolina | 92.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 19th | Ohio | 93 | 2026Q2 |
| 20th | Minnesota | 93.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 21st | South Dakota | 93.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 22nd | Kentucky | 94 | 2026Q2 |
| 23rd | Wyoming | 94.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 24th | Illinois | 94.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 25th | Pennsylvania | 95.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 26th | Wisconsin | 95.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 27th | North Carolina | 96.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 28th | Utah | 98.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 29th | Virginia | 99 | 2026Q2 |
| 30th | Idaho | 99.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 31st | Delaware | 100.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 32nd | Florida | 100.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 33rd | Colorado | 102.7 | 2026Q2 |
| 34th | Connecticut | 103.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 35th | Nevada | 105.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 36th | Montana | 106 | 2026Q2 |
| 37th | New Hampshire | 108.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 38th | Arizona | 108.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 39th | Oregon | 110.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 40th | Rhode Island | 110.9 | 2026Q2 |
| 41st | Maine | 112.9 | 2026Q2 |
| 42nd | Vermont | 113.4 | 2026Q2 |
| 43rd | Washington | 115.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 44th | Maryland | 118.8 | 2026Q2 |
| 45th | New Jersey | 119.2 | 2026Q2 |
| 46th | Alaska | 124.5 | 2026Q2 |
| 47th | New York | 132.6 | 2026Q2 |
| 48th | California | 140.3 | 2026Q2 |
| 49th | Massachusetts | 148.1 | 2026Q2 |
| 50th | Hawaii | 185.8 | 2026Q2 |
The Honest Local, Cost of living across America, every city and state, October 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/cost_of_living_index
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