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Most 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.

Most expensive metros

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