Cost-of-Living Power Rankings

100 metros · accountable: Mayor · updated 2026-06-18 · source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Metro ranking — sortable leaderboard below; click any value for its source.

#	Metro	Score	Overall price level (RPP, all items)	Housing price level (RPP)	Goods price level (RPP)
1	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	98.5	85.895	55.892	93.757
2	Tulsa, OK	91.9	89.214	68.235	93.778
3	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	91.8	89.364	68.295	93.577
4	Wichita, KS	90.6	88.946	66.245	94.027
5	Jackson, MS	90.3	89.048	64.768	96.219
6	El Paso, TX	89.2	89.912	71.248	93.757
7	Oklahoma City, OK	89.2	90.408	73.885	93.778
8	Baton Rouge, LA	88.7	90.78	74.183	93.691
9	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	86.8	91.353	76.886	93.577
10	Toledo, OH	85.8	91.455	67.317	93.628
11	Chattanooga, TN-GA	85.0	91.464	76.55	95.994
12	Birmingham, AL	84.1	91.644	71.851	96.397
13	Omaha, NE-IA	84.1	91.911	86.404	94.063
14	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	83.9	91.701	84.741	93.73
15	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	83.9	92.597	86.009	93.691
16	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	83.4	91.903	70.603	96.293
17	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	83.1	92.179	79.807	96.221
18	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	83.1	92.694	72.712	93.628
19	Winston-Salem, NC	83.0	92.043	71.377	96.621
20	Knoxville, TN	82.4	92.569	82.783	96.247
21	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	81.7	93.074	78.558	96.23
22	Kansas City, MO-KS	81.4	92.543	86.642	94.12
23	Akron, OH	81.2	93.37	76.785	93.628
24	Greensboro-High Point, NC	81.1	92.865	74.519	96.621
25	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	80.1	93.26	76.836	96.339
26	Cleveland, OH	79.7	93.923	79.434	93.628
27	Columbia, SC	79.2	93.662	79.455	96.339
28	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	77.9	94.716	94.575	93.757
29	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	76.8	95.37	87.608	93.751
30	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	76.5	95.546	86.596	93.711
31	St. Louis, MO-IL	76.2	95.088	79.024	99.996
32	Columbus, OH	76.2	95.469	87.945	93.628
33	Albuquerque, NM	76.1	95.546	89.153	96.144
34	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	75.9	95.696	88.917	94.318
35	Pittsburgh, PA	73.2	94.671	71.986	100.684
36	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	72.8	96.338	104.626	96.247
37	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	72.5	96.937	97.111	93.787
38	Madison, WI	71.9	97.287	99.748	93.787
39	Tucson, AZ	71.8	96.896	91.765	96.237
40	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	71.2	97.141	95.942	96.24
41	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	70.1	97.348	97.635	96.58
42	Boise City, ID	69.7	98.391	105.58	96.179
43	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	69.2	97.572	98.934	96.621
44	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	69.0	98.232	104.081	96.446
45	Richmond, VA	68.7	97.858	99.136	96.773
46	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	68.5	97.941	99.805	96.767
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	68.1	98.066	120.361	93.757
48	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	67.8	95.844	80.989	99.693
49	Raleigh-Cary, NC	67.8	98.157	103.476	96.621
50	Syracuse, NY	67.5	95.742	80.656	99.693
51	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	65.7	99.367	108.375	96.24
52	Jacksonville, FL	65.3	99.484	109.777	96.24
53	Rochester, NY	64.5	97.035	87.481	99.693
54	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	63.9	100.005	111.731	96.24
55	Ogden, UT	63.4	100.349	117.903	96.446
56	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	62.8	98.629	104.51	100.639
57	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	62.7	100.215	115.538	96.271
58	Colorado Springs, CO	62.7	100.707	116.207	96.052
59	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	62.6	98.65	96.28	100.684
60	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	62.2	100.298	94.69	98.817
61	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	61.5	100.868	123.311	96.446
62	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	61.0	100.962	119.77	96.339
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	60.7	100.89	125.839	95.47
64	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	60.1	101.418	123.374	96.24
65	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	59.7	100.058	111.022	100.416
66	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	59.3	99.968	105.52	100.569
67	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	58.8	100.346	97.059	105.028
68	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	58.3	102.349	125.113	96.24
69	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	57.8	99.566	102.582	99.693
70	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	57.7	103.316	121.236	95.024
71	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57.6	102.417	127.95	96.24
72	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56.4	102.554	113.141	96.833
73	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	54.5	101.773	103.851	97.116
74	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52.7	103.09	117.874	102.838
75	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52.2	102.746	110.234	97.33
76	Worcester, MA	51.4	102.523	113.001	97.015
77	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	50.8	100.886	90.291	105.168
78	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	50.5	103.595	112.01	107.258
79	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50.4	104.822	111.838	103.065
80	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	48.7	104.487	118.194	102.353
81	Fresno, CA	47.7	102.158	95.725	105.168
82	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45.8	105.782	146.919	100.957
83	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	44.2	105.421	125.114	105.222
84	Stockton-Lodi, CA	40.1	105.089	115.614	105.168
85	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40.0	106.442	129.312	101.431
86	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39.3	106.864	150.453	97.33
87	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36.3	106.67	130.23	105.168
88	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	35.2	108.266	148.424	99.651
89	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35.1	108.884	151.134	104.847
90	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	34.0	111.133	151.314	103.972
91	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32.1	109.422	115.763	110.254
92	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28.8	114.155	155.551	103.556
93	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	23.4	112.563	148.616	110.261
94	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	23.3	110.534	171.096	105.168
95	Urban Honolulu, HI	19.6	110.961	135.538	111.562
96	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17.3	113.566	170.433	106.623
97	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	16.6	110.423	211.901	105.168
98	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	15.3	111.887	179.267	107.963
99	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	7.0	115.613	194.718	108.465

Dimensions awaiting a sourced feed (not estimated): Transportation; Healthcare.

Every figure is measured, never opinion. Click any value for its source and how it’s scored. Composite = weighted, normalized sum of the dimensions — see methodology.