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Least expensive metros

Compare metros by 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity. Higher values mean higher prices relative to the U.S. average.

BEA 2024 · HUD FY2027 · ACS 2020–2024 · CPI through 2026-10

Source: BEA, February 19, 2026 release. U.S. = 100. This is a price-level comparison rather than a ranking of household budgets.

Least expensive metros

Rank	Area	Value
1	Monroe, LA	83.6
2	Eagle Pass, TX	83.8
3	Dothan, AL	83.8
4	Texarkana, TX-AR	84.0
5	Enid, OK *	84.3
6	Hammond, LA	84.5
7	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	84.8
8	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	84.8
9	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	85.1
10	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	85.4
11	Jackson, TN	85.5
12	Gadsden, AL	85.7
13	Alexandria, LA	85.7
14	Joplin, MO-KS	85.7
15	Hot Springs, AR	85.7
16	Lake Charles, LA	85.9
17	Jonesboro, AR	85.9
18	Fort Smith, AR-OK	85.9
19	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	85.9
20	Johnstown, PA	85.9
21	Lawton, OK	85.9
22	Anniston-Oxford, AL	85.9
23	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	86.0
24	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	86.1
25	Paducah, KY-IL	86.1
26	Morristown, TN	86.4
27	St. Joseph, MO-KS	86.4
28	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	86.4
29	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	86.5
30	Grand Island, NE	86.7
31	Grand Forks, ND-MN	86.7
32	Florence, SC	86.8
33	Laredo, TX	87.0
34	Minot, ND	87.0
35	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	87.1
36	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	87.1
37	Lafayette, LA	87.2
38	Decatur, AL	87.2
39	Dubuque, IA	87.3
40	Youngstown-Warren, OH	87.4
41	St. Cloud, MN	87.6
42	Hattiesburg, MS	87.6
43	Albany, GA	87.7
44	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	87.7
45	Farmington, NM	87.7
46	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	87.7
47	Tuscaloosa, AL	87.7
48	Terre Haute, IN	87.8
49	Johnson City, TN	87.9
50	Auburn-Opelika, AL	87.9
51	Jefferson City, MO	88.0
52	Rocky Mount, NC	88.0
53	Sumter, SC	88.0
54	Cleveland, TN	88.1
55	Mobile, AL	88.1
56	Muncie, IN	88.1
57	Valdosta, GA	88.3
58	Wheeling, WV-OH	88.3
59	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	88.3
60	Beckley, WV	88.4
61	Greenville, NC	88.4
62	Decatur, IL	88.4
63	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	88.4
64	Goldsboro, NC	88.5
65	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	88.5
66	Macon-Bibb County, GA	88.5
67	Springfield, MO	88.6
68	Owensboro, KY	88.6
69	Charleston, WV	88.7
70	Duluth, MN-WI	88.8
71	Topeka, KS	88.8
72	Ames, IA	88.8
73	Mansfield, OH	88.9
74	Pocatello, ID	88.9
75	Wichita, KS	88.9
76	Cedar Rapids, IA	89.0
77	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	89.0
78	Jackson, MS	89.0
79	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	89.1
80	Rapid City, SD	89.2
81	Tulsa, OK	89.2
82	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	89.2
83	Sandusky, OH	89.3
84	Columbus, GA-AL	89.3
85	Lynchburg, VA	89.4
86	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	89.4
87	Canton-Massillon, OH	89.4
88	Columbia, MO	89.4
89	Longview, TX	89.5
90	Altoona, PA	89.5
91	Wichita Falls, TX	89.5
92	Kokomo, IN	89.6
93	Lima, OH	89.7
94	Montgomery, AL	89.7
95	Victoria, TX	89.8
96	Dalton, GA	89.8
97	El Paso, TX	89.9
98	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	90.0
99	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	90.0
100	Rome, GA	90.2
101	Manhattan, KS	90.2
102	Bowling Green, KY	90.2
103	Las Cruces, NM	90.2
104	Lawrence, KS	90.2
105	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	90.3
106	Abilene, TX	90.4
107	Oklahoma City, OK	90.4
108	Springfield, OH	90.5
109	Battle Creek, MI	90.5
110	Elizabethtown, KY	90.6
111	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	90.6
112	Baton Rouge, LA	90.8
113	Rochester, MN	90.8
114	Fargo, ND-MN	90.9
115	Saginaw, MI	90.9
116	Clarksville, TN-KY	90.9
117	Erie, PA	91.0
118	College Station-Bryan, TX	91.0
119	Mankato, MN	91.0
120	Bismarck, ND	91.0
121	Spartanburg, SC	91.1
122	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	91.1
123	Killeen-Temple, TX	91.1
124	Lewiston, ID-WA	91.2
125	Peoria, IL	91.2
126	Lubbock, TX	91.3
127	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	91.4
128	Toledo, OH	91.5
129	Chattanooga, TN-GA	91.5
130	Iowa City, IA	91.5
131	Evansville, IN	91.5
132	Lincoln, NE	91.6
133	Fond du Lac, WI	91.6
134	Birmingham, AL	91.6
135	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	91.7
136	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	91.7
137	Pueblo, CO	91.8
138	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	91.8
139	Jackson, MI	91.8
140	Amarillo, TX	91.8
141	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	91.9
142	Omaha, NE-IA	91.9
143	Bay City, MI	91.9
144	Midland, MI	91.9
145	Fayetteville, NC	92.0
146	Winston-Salem, NC	92.0
147	Jacksonville, NC	92.1
148	Twin Falls, ID *	92.1
149	Rockford, IL	92.2
150	Tyler, TX	92.2
151	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	92.2
152	Williamsport, PA	92.3
153	Niles, MI	92.4
154	Appleton, WI	92.4
155	San Angelo, TX	92.5
156	Sebring, FL	92.5
157	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	92.5
158	Kansas City, MO-KS	92.5
159	Waco, TX	92.5
160	Knoxville, TN	92.6
161	Fort Wayne, IN	92.6
162	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	92.6
163	Wausau, WI	92.7
164	Corpus Christi, TX	92.7
165	Utica-Rome, NY	92.7
166	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	92.7
167	Champaign-Urbana, IL	92.7
168	Yuma, AZ	92.7
169	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	92.7
170	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	92.7
171	Springfield, IL	92.7
172	Eau Claire, WI	92.8
173	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	92.9
174	Binghamton, NY	92.9
175	Greensboro-High Point, NC	92.9
176	Lexington-Fayette, KY	92.9
177	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	92.9
178	Columbus, IN	93.0
179	Flint, MI	93.0
180	Huntsville, AL	93.1
181	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	93.1
182	Green Bay, WI	93.1
183	Burlington, NC	93.2
184	Lebanon, PA	93.2
185	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	93.3
186	Morgantown, WV	93.3
187	Athens-Clarke County, GA	93.3
188	Akron, OH	93.4
189	Traverse City, MI	93.4
190	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	93.4
191	Homosassa Springs, FL	93.5
192	Monroe, MI	93.5
193	Billings, MT	93.5
194	Bloomington, IL	93.5
195	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	93.6
196	Roanoke, VA	93.6
197	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	93.6
198	Columbia, SC	93.7
199	Janesville-Beloit, WI	93.7
200	Sherman-Denison, TX	93.8
201	Warner Robins, GA	93.8
202	Casper, WY	93.8
203	Odessa, TX	93.9
204	Tallahassee, FL	93.9
205	Cleveland, OH	93.9
206	Hinesville, GA	93.9
207	Sheboygan, WI	94.0
208	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	94.1
209	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	94.2
210	Elmira, NY	94.4
211	Idaho Falls, ID	94.4
212	Chambersburg, PA	94.6
213	Pittsburgh, PA	94.7
214	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	94.7
215	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	94.7
216	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	94.7
217	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	94.8
218	Glens Falls, NY	94.9
219	Harrisonburg, VA	94.9
220	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	95.0
221	Bloomington, IN	95.1
222	St. Louis, MO-IL	95.1
223	Pittsfield, MA	95.1
224	El Centro, CA	95.2
225	Savannah, GA	95.2
226	Ocala, FL	95.2
227	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	95.4
228	Gettysburg, PA	95.4
229	Columbus, OH	95.5
230	Grand Junction, CO	95.5
231	Yakima, WA	95.5
232	Albuquerque, NM	95.5
233	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	95.5
234	Salisbury, MD	95.6
235	Helena, MT	95.7
236	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	95.7
237	Syracuse, NY	95.7
238	Midland, TX	95.8
239	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	95.8
240	Logan, UT-ID	95.9
241	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	96.0
242	Vineland, NJ	96.0
243	York-Hanover, PA	96.0
244	Springfield, MA	96.1
245	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	96.3
246	Kankakee, IL	96.4
247	Wilmington, NC	96.4
248	Missoula, MT	96.4
249	Winchester, VA-WV	96.5
250	Cheyenne, WY	96.5
251	Asheville, NC	96.5
252	Bangor, ME	96.5
253	Gainesville, FL	96.7
254	State College, PA	96.8
255	Gainesville, GA	96.8
256	Great Falls, MT	96.8
257	Tucson, AZ	96.9
258	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	96.9
259	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	97.0
260	Rochester, NY	97.0
261	Reading, PA	97.1
262	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	97.1
263	Madison, WI	97.3
264	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	97.3
265	St. George, UT	97.3
266	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	97.3
267	Dover, DE	97.5
268	Longview-Kelso, WA	97.5
269	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	97.6
270	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	97.7
271	Grants Pass, OR	97.8
272	Richmond, VA	97.9
273	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	97.9
274	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	98.0
275	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	98.1
276	Carson City, NV	98.1
277	Raleigh-Cary, NC	98.2
278	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	98.2
279	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	98.3
280	Lancaster, PA	98.3
281	Merced, CA	98.3
282	Coeur d'Alene, ID	98.3
283	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	98.3
284	Barnstable Town, MA	98.4
285	Boise City, ID	98.4
286	Walla Walla, WA	98.5
287	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	98.6
288	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	98.7
289	Santa Fe, NM	98.8
290	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	98.9
291	Charlottesville, VA	99.1
292	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	99.4
293	Jacksonville, FL	99.5
294	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	99.6
295	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	99.8
296	Visalia, CA	99.8
297	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	100.0
298	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	100.0
299	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	100.1
300	Kennewick-Richland, WA	100.1
301	Greeley, CO	100.2
302	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	100.2
303	Port St. Lucie, FL	100.2
304	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	100.2
305	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	100.3
306	Flagstaff, AZ	100.3
307	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	100.3
308	Ogden, UT	100.3
309	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	100.4
310	Punta Gorda, FL	100.5
311	Redding, CA	100.7
312	Colorado Springs, CO	100.7
313	Kingston, NY	100.7
314	Lexington Park, MD	100.8
315	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	100.9
316	Ann Arbor, MI	100.9
317	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	100.9
318	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	100.9
319	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	100.9
320	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	101.0
321	Reno, NV	101.0
322	Kenosha, WI	101.1
323	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	101.1
324	Chico, CA	101.2
325	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	101.4
326	Medford, OR	101.4
327	Eugene-Springfield, OR	101.6
328	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	101.6
329	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	101.8
330	Portland-South Portland, ME	101.9
331	Albany, OR	102.1
332	Fresno, CA	102.2
333	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	102.3
334	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	102.4
335	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	102.4
336	Bozeman, MT	102.5
337	Worcester, MA	102.5
338	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	102.6
339	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	102.7
340	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	103.1
341	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	103.2
342	Naples-Marco Island, FL	103.2
343	Fairbanks-College, AK	103.2
344	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	103.3
345	Ithaca, NY	103.3
346	Bellingham, WA	103.3
347	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	103.6
348	Bend, OR	103.6
349	Salem, OR	103.6
350	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	103.7
351	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	103.9
352	Corvallis, OR	104.0
353	Modesto, CA	104.1
354	Yuba City, CA	104.2
355	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	104.5
356	New Haven, CT	104.6
357	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	104.8
358	Stockton-Lodi, CA	105.1
359	Boulder, CO	105.2
360	Anchorage, AK	105.4
361	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	105.4
362	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	105.6
363	Manchester-Nashua, NH	105.7
364	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	105.8
365	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	106.4
366	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	106.7
367	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	107.8
368	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	108.3
369	Vallejo, CA	108.5
370	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	108.6
371	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	108.8
372	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	108.9
373	Salinas, CA	109.0
374	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	109.4
375	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	109.4
376	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	109.9
377	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	110.4
378	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	110.5
379	Urban Honolulu, HI	111.0
380	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	111.1
381	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	111.9
382	Napa, CA	112.6
383	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	112.6
384	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	113.6
385	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	114.2
386	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	115.6