US cost of living by state
This is the index of cost of living for all 51 US states and DC. The headline figure is each state's price level — the BEA Regional Price Parity, with the US average set to 100. The table below ranks every state from most to least expensive and adds Census median household income and median rent. Tap any state for its full page, salary-needed examples and similar-cost peers.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), all items. Data as of June 2026.
Every state ranked by price level
| # | State | RPP (US=100) | vs US | Median income | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 112.8 | +12.8% | $108,210 | $1,931 |
| 2 | California | 112.5 | +12.5% | $95,521 | $2,104 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 110.8 | +10.8% | $95,322 | $1,942 |
| 4 | Washington | 109.8 | +9.8% | $94,605 | $1,824 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 109.4 | +9.4% | $99,858 | $1,848 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 108.8 | +8.8% | $99,781 | $1,800 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 107.6 | +7.6% | $96,838 | $1,558 |
| 8 | New York | 107.6 | +7.6% | $82,095 | $1,634 |
| 9 | Oregon | 106.6 | +6.6% | $80,160 | $1,597 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 106.4 | +6.4% | $91,665 | $1,550 |
| 11 | Maryland | 105.0 | +5.0% | $98,678 | $1,721 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 104.7 | +4.7% | $84,972 | $1,418 |
| 13 | Colorado | 102.3 | +2.3% | $92,911 | $1,822 |
| 14 | Florida | 102.1 | +2.1% | $73,311 | $1,812 |
| 15 | Virginia | 102.1 | +2.1% | $89,931 | $1,646 |
| 16 | Alaska | 102.0 | +2.0% | $88,121 | $1,444 |
| 17 | Illinois | 101.3 | +1.3% | $80,306 | $1,322 |
| 18 | Vermont | 101.1 | +1.1% | $81,211 | $1,319 |
| 19 | Maine | 100.8 | +0.8% | $73,733 | $1,210 |
| 20 | Arizona | 99.9 | -0.1% | $77,315 | $1,672 |
| 21 | Delaware | 98.0 | -2.0% | $82,174 | $1,530 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 97.7 | -2.3% | $85,086 | $1,291 |
| 23 | Texas | 97.5 | -2.5% | $75,780 | $1,475 |
| 24 | Nevada | 96.4 | -3.6% | $76,364 | $1,709 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 96.2 | -3.8% | $73,824 | $1,252 |
| 26 | Georgia | 95.8 | -4.2% | $74,632 | $1,506 |
| 27 | Utah | 94.5 | -5.5% | $93,421 | $1,593 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 94.2 | -5.8% | $70,804 | $1,338 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 93.6 | -6.4% | $67,804 | $1,272 |
| 30 | Michigan | 93.4 | -6.6% | $69,183 | $1,168 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 92.3 | -7.7% | $74,631 | $1,142 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 91.9 | -8.1% | $72,415 | $998 |
| 33 | Idaho | 91.8 | -8.2% | $74,942 | $1,384 |
| 34 | Indiana | 91.8 | -8.2% | $69,477 | $1,104 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 91.8 | -8.2% | $67,631 | $1,284 |
| 36 | Ohio | 91.5 | -8.5% | $67,769 | $1,090 |
| 37 | Missouri | 91.1 | -8.9% | $68,545 | $1,067 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 91.0 | -9.0% | $62,268 | $1,117 |
| 39 | Louisiana | 90.6 | -9.4% | $58,229 | $1,064 |
| 40 | Montana | 90.3 | -9.7% | $70,804 | $1,177 |
| 41 | Kansas | 90.0 | -10.0% | $70,333 | $1,079 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 89.8 | -10.2% | $74,590 | $1,102 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 89.4 | -10.6% | $61,118 | $998 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 89.2 | -10.8% | $55,948 | $883 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 88.8 | -11.2% | $62,138 | $1,044 |
| 46 | North Dakota | 88.7 | -11.3% | $76,525 | $980 |
| 47 | Iowa | 88.4 | -11.6% | $71,433 | $981 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 88.0 | -12.0% | $71,810 | $999 |
| 49 | Alabama | 87.8 | -12.2% | $62,212 | $1,077 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 87.3 | -12.7% | $54,203 | $990 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 86.6 | -13.4% | $58,700 | $982 |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), all items (2022); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS median household income & U.S. Census Bureau, ACS median gross rent (Table B25064) (2023). Data as of June 2026.
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RPP 87.8 (-12.2%)
AlaskaRPP 102.0 (+2.0%)
ArizonaRPP 99.9 (-0.1%)
ArkansasRPP 86.6 (-13.4%)
CaliforniaRPP 112.5 (+12.5%)
ColoradoRPP 102.3 (+2.3%)
ConnecticutRPP 106.4 (+6.4%)
DelawareRPP 98.0 (-2.0%)
District of ColumbiaRPP 112.8 (+12.8%)
FloridaRPP 102.1 (+2.1%)
GeorgiaRPP 95.8 (-4.2%)
HawaiiRPP 110.8 (+10.8%)
IdahoRPP 91.8 (-8.2%)
IllinoisRPP 101.3 (+1.3%)
IndianaRPP 91.8 (-8.2%)
IowaRPP 88.4 (-11.6%)
KansasRPP 90.0 (-10.0%)
KentuckyRPP 89.4 (-10.6%)
LouisianaRPP 90.6 (-9.4%)
MaineRPP 100.8 (+0.8%)
MarylandRPP 105.0 (+5.0%)
MassachusettsRPP 109.4 (+9.4%)
MichiganRPP 93.4 (-6.6%)
MinnesotaRPP 97.7 (-2.3%)
MississippiRPP 87.3 (-12.7%)
MissouriRPP 91.1 (-8.9%)
MontanaRPP 90.3 (-9.7%)
NebraskaRPP 89.8 (-10.2%)
NevadaRPP 96.4 (-3.6%)
New HampshireRPP 107.6 (+7.6%)
New JerseyRPP 108.8 (+8.8%)
New MexicoRPP 91.0 (-9.0%)
New YorkRPP 107.6 (+7.6%)
North CarolinaRPP 94.2 (-5.8%)
North DakotaRPP 88.7 (-11.3%)
OhioRPP 91.5 (-8.5%)
OklahomaRPP 88.8 (-11.2%)
OregonRPP 106.6 (+6.6%)
PennsylvaniaRPP 96.2 (-3.8%)
Rhode IslandRPP 104.7 (+4.7%)
South CarolinaRPP 93.6 (-6.4%)
South DakotaRPP 88.0 (-12.0%)
TennesseeRPP 91.8 (-8.2%)
TexasRPP 97.5 (-2.5%)
UtahRPP 94.5 (-5.5%)
VermontRPP 101.1 (+1.1%)
VirginiaRPP 102.1 (+2.1%)
WashingtonRPP 109.8 (+9.8%)
West VirginiaRPP 89.2 (-10.8%)
WisconsinRPP 92.3 (-7.7%)
WyomingRPP 91.9 (-8.1%)
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Northeast
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Midwest
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South
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
West
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Price levels are 2022 BEA estimates; income and rent are 2023 Census ACS. See methodology for sources and the salary-needed formula, or use the calculator to convert a salary between two states.
Last updated: 2026-06-18