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Most affordable US metros

Lowest overall cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100). All 200 metros ranked (1 = best). Search a city or click a column to sort.

Kingsport, TN Kingsport, TN: 85.0 85.0 Fort Smith, AR Fort Smith, AR: 85.3 85.3 Brownsville, TX Brownsville, TX: 85.7 85.7 Youngstown, OH Youngstown, OH: 85.9 85.9 McAllen, TX McAllen, TX: 86.1 86.1 Duluth, MN Duluth, MN: 87.2 87.2 Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LA: 87.4 87.4 Lafayette, LA Lafayette, LA: 87.6 87.6 Huntington, WV Huntington, WV: 88.1 88.1 Laredo, TX Laredo, TX: 88.3 88.3 Canton, OH Canton, OH: 88.6 88.6 Mobile, AL Mobile, AL: 88.7 88.7
# Metro Cost index
1 Kingsport, TN 85.0
2 Fort Smith, AR 85.3
3 Brownsville, TX 85.7
4 Youngstown, OH 85.9
5 McAllen, TX 86.1
6 Duluth, MN 87.2
7 Shreveport, LA 87.4
8 Lafayette, LA 87.6
9 Huntington, WV 88.1
10 Laredo, TX 88.3
11 Canton, OH 88.6
12 Mobile, AL 88.7
13 Peoria, IL 88.8
14 Columbus, GA 88.8
15 Gulfport, MS 88.9
16 Longview, TX 89.0
17 Charleston, WV 89.1
18 Tuscaloosa, AL 89.1
19 Springfield, MO 89.1
20 Fargo, ND 89.1
21 Davenport, IA 89.2
22 Hickory, NC 89.4
23 Wichita, KS 89.4
24 Little Rock, AR 89.5
25 Fort Wayne, IN 89.7
26 Jackson, MS 89.8
27 Flint, MI 89.9
28 Tulsa, OK 89.9
29 Montgomery, AL 89.9
30 Cedar Rapids, IA 90.0
31 Evansville, IN 90.0
32 Sioux Falls, SD 90.1
33 Rockford, IL 90.2
34 Spartanburg, SC 90.5
35 Lynchburg, VA 90.5
36 Toledo, OH 90.6
37 El Paso, TX 90.8
38 Beaumont, TX 90.8
39 Lubbock, TX 91.0
40 Waco, TX 91.1
41 New Orleans, LA 91.2
42 Roanoke, VA 91.2
43 Baton Rouge, LA 91.2
44 Augusta, GA 91.2
45 College Station, TX 91.3
46 Amarillo, TX 91.4
47 South Bend, IN 91.4
48 Cleveland, OH 91.4
49 Oklahoma City, OK 91.4
50 Fayetteville, AR 91.5
51 Winston-Salem, NC 91.6
52 Clarksville, TN 91.7
53 Corpus Christi, TX 91.7
54 Birmingham, AL 91.8
55 Fayetteville, NC 91.9
56 Lincoln, NE 91.9
57 Erie, PA 91.9
58 Memphis, TN 91.9
59 Binghamton, NY 92.1
60 Green Bay, WI 92.2
61 Knoxville, TN 92.2
62 Killeen, TX 92.3
63 Chattanooga, TN 92.3
64 Dayton, OH 92.4
65 Omaha, NE 92.5
66 Lexington, KY 92.5
67 Salisbury, MD 92.6
68 Utica, NY 92.7
69 Des Moines, IA 92.8
70 Greensboro, NC 92.9
71 Akron, OH 92.9
72 Tyler, TX 93.0
73 Lansing, MI 93.0
74 Greenville, SC 93.1
75 Louisville, KY 93.2
76 Kansas City, MO 93.2
77 Columbia, SC 93.2
78 Scranton, PA 93.4
79 Albuquerque, NM 93.6
80 Appleton, WI 93.7
81 Myrtle Beach, SC 93.8
82 Huntsville, AL 93.8
83 Kalamazoo, MI 94.1
84 Daphne, AL 94.2
85 Cincinnati, OH 94.2
86 Boise, ID 94.2
87 San Antonio, TX 94.3
88 Columbus, OH 94.6
89 Indianapolis, IN 94.7
90 Pittsburgh, PA 94.7
91 Buffalo, NY 94.9
92 Tucson, AZ 94.9
93 St. Louis, MO 95.0
94 Grand Rapids, MI 95.0
95 Hagerstown, MD 95.4
96 Wilmington, NC 95.4
97 Tallahassee, FL 95.6
98 Prescott Valley, AZ 95.6
99 Milwaukee, WI 95.7
100 Syracuse, NY 95.7
101 Provo, UT 95.7
102 Ocala, FL 95.8
103 Pensacola, FL 95.8
104 Savannah, GA 95.9
105 Madison, WI 95.9
106 Ogden, UT 96.1
107 Reading, PA 96.5
108 Greeley, CO 96.6
109 Lancaster, PA 96.8
110 Harrisburg, PA 97.0
111 Nashville, TN 97.0
112 York, PA 97.1
113 Salt Lake City, UT 97.1
114 Gainesville, FL 97.2
115 Fort Collins, CO 97.3
116 Charlotte, NC 97.3
117 Durham, NC 97.3
118 Asheville, NC 97.4
119 Virginia Beach, VA 97.7
120 Lakeland, FL 97.7
121 Yakima, WA 97.9
122 Reno, NV 98.0
123 Springfield, MA 98.1
124 Colorado Springs, CO 98.1
125 Ann Arbor, MI 98.2
126 Albany, NY 98.2
127 Detroit, MI 98.2
128 Austin, TX 98.3
129 Las Vegas, NV 98.3
130 Richmond, VA 98.3
131 Raleigh, NC 98.4
132 Crestview, FL 98.4
133 Rochester, NY 98.4
134 Allentown, PA 98.9
135 Kennewick, WA 98.9
136 Atlantic City, NJ 98.9
137 Deltona, FL 99.1
138 Merced, CA 99.6
139 Jacksonville, FL 99.6
140 Houston, TX 99.7
141 San Juan, PR 100.0
142 Poughkeepsie, NY 100.0
143 Aguadilla, PR 100.0
144 Atlanta, GA 100.5
145 Boulder, CO 100.6
146 Norwich, CT 100.7
147 Spokane, WA 100.9
148 Charleston, SC 101.1
149 Palm Bay, FL 101.3
150 Visalia, CA 101.5
151 Providence, RI 101.5
152 Orlando, FL 101.6
153 Port St. Lucie, FL 102.2
154 Philadelphia, PA 102.4
155 Bakersfield, CA 102.4
156 Trenton, NJ 102.4
157 Salem, OR 102.5
158 Tampa, FL 102.5
159 Chicago, IL 102.5
160 Dallas, TX 102.5
161 Worcester, MA 103.0
162 Cape Coral, FL 103.1
163 Baltimore, MD 103.2
164 Hartford, CT 103.3
165 Eugene, OR 103.5
166 Fresno, CA 104.0
167 North Port, FL 104.2
168 Minneapolis, MN 104.3
169 Portland, ME 104.4
170 Phoenix, AZ 104.7
171 Modesto, CA 105.1
172 New Haven, CT 105.4
173 Manchester, NH 105.6
174 Denver, CO 105.8
175 Olympia, WA 106.4
176 Naples, FL 106.5
177 Portland, OR 106.7
178 Anchorage, AK 106.8
179 Bridgeport, CT 107.0
180 Riverside, CA 107.3
181 Bremerton, WA 107.4
182 Stockton, CA 107.6
183 Sacramento, CA 109.1
184 Vallejo, CA 109.4
185 Washington, DC 109.5
186 Santa Rosa, CA 110.3
187 Boston, MA 110.4
188 San Diego, CA 110.7
189 San Luis Obispo, CA 111.0
190 Honolulu, HI 111.4
191 Miami, FL 112.1
192 New York, NY 112.6
193 Seattle, WA 112.7
194 Santa Cruz, CA 112.8
195 San Jose, CA 113.1
196 Salinas, CA 113.2
197 Oxnard, CA 113.7
198 Santa Maria, CA 113.7
199 Los Angeles, CA 114.7
200 San Francisco, CA 117.6
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