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ACCRA Cost of Living Index
4th Quarter 2006 (Published Feb. 2007)
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National Average = 100
Metropolitan Area
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Composit
Index
(100%)
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Grocery
Items
(13%)
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Housing
(28%)
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Utilities
(10%)
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Trans-
portation
(10%)
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Health
Care
(4%)
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Misc. Goods
& Services
(35%)
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Huntsville, AL |
91.6 |
93.8 |
77.7 |
84.4 |
98.8 |
95.4 |
101.4.6 |
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Decatur, AL |
89.4 |
96.2 |
75.6 |
85.7 |
95.4 |
86.3 |
97.5 |
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Florence, AL |
87.4 |
91.9 |
74.4 |
85.8 |
91.2 |
83.4 |
96.1 |
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| Comparable Technology Communities |
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Austin, TX |
97.8 |
94.2 |
87.0 |
95.5 |
100.9 |
100.1 |
107.3 |
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Charlotte, NC |
92.7 |
99.8 |
79.9 |
82.4 |
98.0 |
115.1 |
99.2 |
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Orlando, FL |
101.8 |
95.2 |
102.5 |
111.1 |
105.1 |
98.3 |
100.4 |
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Raleigh, NC |
99.1 |
100.6 |
92.9 |
97.7 |
98.3 |
103.5 |
103.7 |
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Richmond, VA |
108.3 |
98.2 |
115.6 |
105.2 |
105.4 |
110.7 |
107.8 |
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San Jose, CA |
151.0 |
140.4 |
244.1 |
102.8 |
109.4 |
119.9 |
109.76 |
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| Major U.S. Metro Areas |
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Atlanta, GA |
95.6 |
99.1 |
92.0 |
85.9 |
100.4 |
105.2 |
97.4 |
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Boston, MA |
134.5 |
121.8 |
169.3 |
117.7 |
103.2 |
132.0 |
125.4 |
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Chicago, IL |
109.8 |
103.5 |
124.0 |
109.8 |
110.5 |
108.8 |
100.7 |
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Cincinnati, OH |
91.9 |
89.8 |
83.0 |
95.2 |
91.9 |
94.7 |
98.4 |
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Cleveland, OH |
97.8 |
107.6 |
88.1 |
110.9 |
97.3 |
101.0 |
98.1 |
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Dallas, TX |
91.8 |
96.1 |
74.7 |
100.4 |
101.7 |
98.8 |
97.8 |
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Denver, CO |
103.4 |
103.5 |
107.9 |
102.3 |
99.2 |
107.5 |
100.7 |
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Detroit, MI* |
104.9 |
101.9 |
116.4 |
109.4 |
100.7 |
98.6 |
97.6 |
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Houston, TX |
90.0 |
84.3 |
72.5 |
111.6 |
95.0 |
103.3 |
96.9 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
147.0 |
117.5 |
256.5 |
84.8 |
112.6 |
100.3 |
103.2 |
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Miami, FL |
113.8 |
104.8 |
135.4 |
102.2 |
115.0 |
108.7 |
103.5 |
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New York (Manhattan), NY |
214.7 |
152.5 |
394.0 |
151.2 |
128.2 |
131.0 |
146.7 |
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Philadelphia, PA |
125.6 |
124.9 |
152.0 |
118.0 |
108.3 |
107.0 |
113.9 |
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Phoenix, AZ |
102.5 |
98.4 |
107.2 |
94.3 |
103.6 |
100.5 |
102.5 |
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Pittsburgh, PA |
98.7 |
102.8 |
100.8 |
111.0 |
99.4 |
87.3 |
93.1 |
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Portland, OR |
121.1 |
113.4 |
135.0 |
106.0 |
120.4 |
109.9 |
118.6 |
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San Diego, CA ** |
142.8 |
119.8 |
220.0 |
106.3 |
111.1 |
117.8 |
111.9 |
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San Francisco, CA |
172.9 |
144.1 |
274.3 |
89.1 |
122.4 |
126.9 |
146.3 |
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Seattle, WA ** |
115.3 |
111.9 |
133.7 |
95.3 |
109.6 |
122.7 |
108.4 |
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St. Louis, MO |
98.0 |
112.7 |
93.1 |
101.9 |
94.1 |
96.1 |
96.8 |
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Tampa, FL |
98.2 |
98.1 |
98.3 |
96.4 |
102.6 |
93.1 |
98.1 |
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Washington, DC |
138.8 |
111.2 |
211.8 |
121.8 |
109.9 |
113.1 |
106.6 |
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Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 4th Quarter 2006.
Note:
** Data for 3rd Quarter 2006.
** Data for 2nd Quarter 2006. |
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