State rankings
Cost of Living by State (Regional Price Parities)
California has the highest Price Level (All Items) in 2024 (110.7), followed by Hawaii (110.0) and District of Columbia (109.9). Arkansas has the lowest (86.9).
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Price Level (All Items), 2024
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Median
97.1
Middle half 91.3 – 102.7
Average
97.2
51 states
Lowest (best)
86.9
Arkansas
Highest (worst)
110.7
California
Over time · 2008–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Iowa
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Price Level (All Items)
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arkansas | 86.9 | 93.6 | 58.2 | 74.7 | 95.3 |
| 2 |  Mississippi | 87.0 | 96.2 | 56.5 | 78.4 | 96.1 |
| 3 |  Iowa | 87.8 | 93.7 | 65.3 | 83.3 | 92.9 |
| 4 |  Oklahoma | 87.8 | 93.8 | 62.8 | 73.9 | 95.5 |
| 5 |  Louisiana | 88.2 | 93.7 | 63.1 | 71.5 | 95.7 |
| 6 |  South Dakota | 88.6 | 95.5 | 67.6 | 79.7 | 91.9 |
| 7 |  Alabama | 88.8 | 96.4 | 61.8 | 84.6 | 96.7 |
| 8 |  North Dakota | 89.0 | 95.7 | 71.4 | 73.7 | 91.2 |
| 9 |  West Virginia | 89.5 | 96.5 | 54.2 | 92.2 | 99.9 |
| 10 |  Kansas | 90.1 | 94.0 | 71.2 | 88.4 | 93.8 |
| 11 |  Nebraska | 90.1 | 94.1 | 75.2 | 75.6 | 93.0 |
| 12 |  Kentucky | 90.2 | 96.0 | 64.3 | 75.3 | 97.3 |
| 13 |  Missouri | 90.8 | 96.3 | 69.9 | 79.4 | 95.2 |
| 14 |  Tennessee | 91.9 | 96.2 | 79.1 | 72.1 | 95.1 |
| 15 |  New Mexico | 92.2 | 96.1 | 73.6 | 77.9 | 98.5 |
| 16 |  Wyoming | 92.7 | 95.4 | 71.1 | 78.4 | 100.4 |
| 17 |  Ohio | 92.8 | 93.7 | 73.0 | 95.8 | 98.9 |
| 18 |  Indiana | 93.3 | 95.5 | 73.9 | 85.5 | 99.1 |
| 19 |  South Carolina | 93.7 | 96.3 | 80.5 | 88.3 | 98.3 |
| 20 |  Wisconsin | 94.1 | 94.3 | 79.3 | 89.9 | 99.5 |
| 21 |  North Carolina | 94.3 | 96.6 | 81.4 | 88.6 | 98.2 |
| 22 |  Montana | 94.6 | 96.0 | 84.6 | 72.3 | 98.7 |
| 23 |  Idaho | 95.5 | 96.3 | 90.0 | 70.4 | 99.0 |
| 24 |  Michigan | 96.2 | 96.0 | 82.3 | 100.2 | 100.9 |
| 25 |  Georgia | 96.3 | 98.9 | 88.7 | 92.8 | 97.3 |
| 26 |  Maine | 97.1 | 97.2 | 78.9 | 135.2 | 103.2 |
| 27 |  Texas | 97.1 | 98.1 | 96.5 | 87.5 | 97.1 |
| 28 |  Pennsylvania | 97.6 | 99.4 | 85.1 | 109.3 | 99.8 |
| 29 |  Vermont | 98.0 | 97.3 | 86.5 | 125.8 | 101.6 |
| 30 |  Minnesota | 98.6 | 100.5 | 91.3 | 90.8 | 100.2 |
| 31 |  Utah | 98.9 | 96.4 | 107.8 | 78.7 | 99.0 |
| 32 |  Delaware | 99.8 | 96.2 | 102.0 | 103.8 | 101.2 |
| 33 |  Illinois | 100.0 | 103.8 | 93.9 | 85.0 | 100.2 |
| 34 |  Nevada | 100.0 | 96.3 | 114.1 | 90.5 | 98.7 |
| 35 |  Arizona | 100.7 | 95.4 | 106.8 | 92.3 | 102.8 |
| 36 |  Virginia | 101.1 | 100.4 | 106.8 | 92.2 | 100.2 |
| 37 |  Rhode Island | 102.3 | 97.2 | 105.6 | 146.7 | 102.8 |
| 38 |  Alaska | 102.4 | 106.3 | 93.8 | 119.0 | 102.2 |
| 39 |  Colorado | 103.1 | 98.7 | 127.4 | 85.0 | 99.6 |
| 40 |  Oregon | 103.4 | 105.3 | 108.6 | 107.0 | 100.3 |
| 41 |  Florida | 103.4 | 98.1 | 122.1 | 90.1 | 101.3 |
| 42 |  Connecticut | 103.6 | 97.3 | 117.0 | 146.5 | 102.7 |
| 43 |  New Hampshire | 104.2 | 98.6 | 114.9 | 133.7 | 103.9 |
| 44 |  Maryland | 105.0 | 102.5 | 121.1 | 110.9 | 101.6 |
| 45 |  Massachusetts | 105.8 | 98.8 | 128.1 | 152.1 | 102.9 |
| 46 |  Washington | 107.0 | 104.4 | 126.0 | 92.9 | 103.9 |
| 47 |  New York | 107.9 | 107.3 | 122.2 | 134.4 | 104.1 |
| 48 |  New Jersey | 108.8 | 107.1 | 134.3 | 114.2 | 103.5 |
| 49 |  District of Columbia | 109.9 | 106.5 | 155.0 | 112.8 | 103.0 |
| 50 |  Hawaii | 110.0 | 111.6 | 125.3 | 190.2 | 102.9 |
| 51 |  California | 110.7 | 106.1 | 154.3 | 158.9 | 102.6 |
What correlates with Price Level (All Items) (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Price Level (All Items) tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Price Level (All Items) tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Price Level (All Items)?
- California has the highest Price Level (All Items) in 2024, at 110.7, followed by Hawaii (110.0) and District of Columbia (109.9).
- Which state has the lowest Price Level (All Items)?
- Arkansas has the lowest Price Level (All Items) in 2024, at 86.9.
- What is the median Price Level (All Items) across US states?
- The median is 97.1 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this cost of living by state (regional price parities) data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Regional Price Parities by State and Metro Area - US Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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