US states by cost of living, 2024

Name: US states by cost of living, 2024
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

California had the highest cost of living of 51 states in 2024, at 110.7 index. Arkansas had the lowest, at 86.9 index. The median was 97.1 index and the figure for the United States was 100 index. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest110.7California

Lowest86.9Arkansas

Median97.151 states

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All states, 2024

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index. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2024 index	Change on 2023
1	California	110.7	-1.5
2	Hawaii	110	+0.2
3	District of Columbia	109.9	-0.8
4	New Jersey	108.8	-0.1
5	New York	107.9	+0.1
6	Washington	107	-1.4
7	Massachusetts	105.8	-1.9
8	Maryland	105	+0.4
9	New Hampshire	104.2	-1.2
10	Connecticut	103.6	-0.6
11	Florida	103.4	-0.2
12	Oregon	103.4	-1.5
13	Colorado	103.1	+1.2
14	Alaska	102.4	-0.9
15	Rhode Island	102.3	+0.2
16	Virginia	101.1	-0.2
17	Arizona	100.7	-0.1
18	Nevada	100	+2.1
19	Illinois	100	+1.2
20	Delaware	99.8	+1
21	Utah	98.9	+3.1
22	Minnesota	98.6	+0.3
23	Vermont	98	+0.8
24	Pennsylvania	97.6	+0.2
25	Texas	97.1	-0.1
26	Maine	97.1	-0.9
27	Georgia	96.3	-0.2
28	Michigan	96.2	+1.9
29	Idaho	95.5	+3.3
30	Montana	94.6	+3.6
31	North Carolina	94.3	-0.1
32	Wisconsin	94.1	+0.9
33	South Carolina	93.7	+0.3
34	Indiana	93.3	+1.2
35	Ohio	92.8	+0.9
36	Wyoming	92.7	+1.1
37	New Mexico	92.2	+1.2
38	Tennessee	91.9	-0.2
39	Missouri	90.8	-0.3
40	Kentucky	90.2	+0.3
41	Nebraska	90.1	-0.2
42	Kansas	90.1	+0.2
43	West Virginia	89.5	-0.1
44	North Dakota	89	+0.8
45	Alabama	88.8	-0.3
46	South Dakota	88.6	+0.4
47	Louisiana	88.2	-0.5
48	Oklahoma	87.8	-0.8
49	Iowa	87.8	-1
50	Mississippi	87	+0.2
51	Arkansas	86.9	+0.1

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About this ranking

Regional price parity for all items: the average price level of goods and services in a state, including housing rents, as a percentage of the national price level (United States = 100). A value of 110 means prices are 10% above the US average.

Compares price levels across places in the same year; it is not inflation. Each year is benchmarked to that year's national average, so a change over time shows a state moving relative to the US, not prices rising.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SARPP: regional price parities by state, all items (United States = 100). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SARPP.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which state has the highest cost of living?

California, with 110.7 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest cost of living?

Arkansas, with 86.9 index in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SARPP: regional price parities by state, all items (United States = 100). Retrieved 2026-10-09.