Last updated: October 10, 2026

Price levels by metro area (US average = 100)

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 115.6; Springfield, MO is lowest at 88.6 (99 metro areas, October 2026).

Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities for 2024: the cost of a typical basket of goods and services compared with the US average of 100.

#	Metro area	Price level, all items	Postings
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	115.6	17,941
2	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	114.2	2,312
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	113.6	10,784
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	112.6	12,642
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	111.9	1,452
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	111.1	4,540
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	110.4	5,981
8	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	109.4	129
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	108.9	3,856
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	108.3	5,962
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	107.8	103
12	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	106.7	808
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	106.4	1,003
14	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	105.8	2,988
15	Manchester-Nashua, NH	105.7	153
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	105.4	1,291
17	Boulder, CO	105.2	302
18	Stockton-Lodi, CA	105.1	110
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	104.8	2,032
20	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	103.6	5,914
21	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	103.3	2,893
22	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	103.2	197
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	103.1	5,058
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	102.6	2,652
25	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	102.4	216
26	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	102.3	256
27	Portland-South Portland, ME	101.9	163
28	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	101.8	260
29	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	101.4	1,137
30	Reno, NV	101	347
31	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	101	434
32	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	100.9	993
33	Ann Arbor, MI	100.9	241
34	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	100.9	725
35	Colorado Springs, CO	100.7	410
36	Ogden, UT	100.3	108
37	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	100.3	183
38	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	100.3	1,882
39	Port St. Lucie, FL	100.2	120
40	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	100.2	958
41	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	100.1	3,771
42	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	100	212
43	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	99.6	227
44	Jacksonville, FL	99.5	575
45	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	98.7	259
46	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	98.6	2,480
47	Boise City, ID	98.4	111
48	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	98.2	326
49	Raleigh-Cary, NC	98.2	856
50	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	98.1	3,705
51	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	97.9	610
52	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	97.3	1,937
53	Madison, WI	97.3	340
54	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	97.1	156
55	Rochester, NY	97	294
56	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	96.9	796
57	Tucson, AZ	96.9	256
58	Asheville, NC	96.5	101
59	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	96.3	326
60	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	95.8	238
61	Syracuse, NY	95.7	372
62	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	95.7	1,297
63	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	95.5	572
64	Albuquerque, NM	95.5	397
65	Columbus, OH	95.5	1,389
66	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	95.4	815
67	Savannah, GA	95.2	142
68	St. Louis, MO-IL	95.1	1,401
69	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	95	133
70	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	94.7	837
71	Pittsburgh, PA	94.7	1,128
72	Cleveland, OH	93.9	858
73	Akron, OH	93.4	143
74	Green Bay, WI	93.1	130
75	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	93.1	143
76	Greensboro-High Point, NC	92.9	202
77	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	92.7	340
78	Corpus Christi, TX	92.7	161
79	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	92.6	159
80	Fort Wayne, IN	92.6	177
81	Knoxville, TN	92.6	223
82	Kansas City, MO-KS	92.5	1,228
83	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	92.2	686
84	Winston-Salem, NC	92	112
85	Omaha, NE-IA	91.9	629
86	Amarillo, TX	91.8	122
87	Birmingham, AL	91.6	308
88	Chattanooga, TN-GA	91.5	142
89	Toledo, OH	91.5	245
90	Lubbock, TX	91.3	100
91	Peoria, IL	91.2	131
92	College Station-Bryan, TX	91	117
93	Baton Rouge, LA	90.8	183
94	Oklahoma City, OK	90.4	530
95	El Paso, TX	89.9	156
96	Tulsa, OK	89.2	400
97	Jackson, MS	89	121
98	Wichita, KS	88.9	175
99	Springfield, MO	88.6	166

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