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Official datasets, vintages and publishers used by LivingCostFacts.
BEA 2024 · HUD FY2027 · ACS 2020–2024 · CPI through 2026-10
RPP compares places in 2024. HUD FY2027 rent benchmarks take effect October 1, 2026. ACS income and homeownership data cover 2020–2024. CPI shows monthly changes and complete-year annual averages. These periods are deliberately labeled rather than treated as simultaneous observations.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
FY2027; effective October 1, 2026; population weights labeled pop2024
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2008–2024; released February 19, 2026; earlier years revised
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2020–2024 estimates (2024 ACS 5-year vintage)
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July 2023 delineation
Visit source publisher →U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local file latest U.S. observation 2026-10; annual M13 series from 2015
Visit source publisher →U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via JobPayFacts
May 2025; displayed only for matching JobPayFacts metro hubs
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