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US Cost of Living by State
Browse housing affordability, rent, state-level property-tax context, and city planning data across all 50 U.S. states and 6,700+ places.
No Broad Wage-Income Tax
Identify the 9 states modeled without a broad state tax on wage income, then compare state-level property-tax proxies, sales taxes, housing costs, and rent pressure.
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Compare state-level effective owner-occupied property-tax proxies for planning context. Parcel assessments, exemptions, and local levies can materially change an individual bill.
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Compare the cities with the lowest overall cost index, with housing, rent, goods, services, and utilities components.
View Full RankingState Data Matrix
Static HTML aggregation matrix for 50 states utilizing 2026 standardized indexes.
| U.S. State | Cities Monitored | Avg Home Value | Avg Monthly Rent | State Income Tax (Max) | Property-Tax Proxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 120 cities | $251,835 | $1,330 | 5% | 0.37% |
| Alaska | 24 cities | $379,852 | $1,585 | 0% | 0.94% |
| Arizona | 94 cities | $436,783 | $1,642 | 2.5% | 0.48% |
| Arkansas | 71 cities | $222,558 | $1,157 | 3.9% | 0.56% |
| California | 662 cities | $894,722 | $2,757 | 13.3% | 0.7% |
| Colorado | 115 cities | $627,321 | $2,143 | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| Connecticut | 65 cities | $543,476 | $2,134 | 6.99% | 1.54% |
| Delaware | 21 cities | $371,878 | $1,865 | 6.6% | 0.54% |
| District of Columbia | 1 cities | $570,082 | $2,517 | 10.75% | 0.6% |
| Florida | 482 cities | $407,159 | $2,109 | 0% | 0.78% |
| Georgia | 169 cities | $319,993 | $1,628 | 5.19% | 0.79% |
| Hawaii | 58 cities | $838,880 | $2,593 | 11% | 0.29% |
| Idaho | 36 cities | $473,565 | $1,633 | 5.3% | 0.5% |
| Illinois | 337 cities | $334,565 | $1,748 | 4.95% | 1.88% |
| Indiana | 135 cities | $264,009 | $1,325 | 2.95% | 0.76% |
| Iowa | 86 cities | $244,427 | $1,095 | 3.8% | 1.33% |
| Kansas | 65 cities | $256,170 | $1,289 | 5.58% | 1.21% |
| Kentucky | 87 cities | $250,508 | $1,279 | 3.5% | 0.74% |
| Louisiana | 103 cities | $214,921 | $1,266 | 3% | 0.55% |
| Maine | 34 cities | $391,639 | $1,772 | 7.15% | 0.98% |
| Maryland | 204 cities | $467,909 | $2,130 | 6.5% | 0.92% |
| Massachusetts | 123 cities | $707,753 | $2,527 | 9% | 1% |
| Michigan | 179 cities | $279,046 | $1,416 | 4.25% | 1.19% |
| Minnesota | 152 cities | $380,036 | $1,575 | 9.85% | 1% |
| Mississippi | 68 cities | $196,305 | $1,268 | 4% | 0.58% |
| Missouri | 144 cities | $297,989 | $1,358 | 4.7% | 0.89% |
| Montana | 27 cities | $457,963 | $1,656 | 5.65% | 0.61% |
| Nebraska | 34 cities | $247,871 | $1,251 | 4.55% | 1.44% |
| Nevada | 34 cities | $463,772 | $1,779 | 0% | 0.5% |
| New Hampshire | 26 cities | $502,354 | $2,113 | 0% | 1.5% |
| New Jersey | 295 cities | $623,151 | $2,440 | 10.75% | 1.88% |
| New Mexico | 46 cities | $288,362 | $1,388 | 5.9% | 0.63% |
| New York | 354 cities | $605,837 | $2,471 | 10.9% | 1.3% |
| North Carolina | 166 cities | $359,052 | $1,562 | 3.99% | 0.66% |
| North Dakota | 13 cities | $306,157 | $1,169 | 2.5% | 0.92% |
| Ohio | 292 cities | $275,648 | $1,380 | 2.75% | 1.36% |
| Oklahoma | 75 cities | $205,601 | $1,203 | 4.5% | 0.79% |
| Oregon | 105 cities | $492,303 | $1,741 | 9.9% | 0.81% |
| Pennsylvania | 274 cities | $315,528 | $1,533 | 3.07% | 1.26% |
| Rhode Island | 16 cities | $489,377 | $1,734 | 5.99% | 1.12% |
| South Carolina | 102 cities | $295,861 | $1,514 | 6% | 0.49% |
| South Dakota | 19 cities | $319,820 | $1,253 | 0% | 1% |
| Tennessee | 115 cities | $343,350 | $1,479 | 0% | 0.52% |
| Texas | 429 cities | $317,541 | $1,538 | 0% | 1.4% |
| Utah | 97 cities | $570,862 | $1,703 | 4.5% | 0.48% |
| Vermont | 13 cities | $399,163 | $1,803 | 8.75% | 1.51% |
| Virginia | 200 cities | $525,622 | $2,052 | 5.75% | 0.78% |
| Washington | 194 cities | $627,680 | $2,105 | 0% | 0.75% |
| West Virginia | 31 cities | $198,170 | $1,116 | 4.82% | 0.51% |
| Wisconsin | 158 cities | $376,301 | $1,369 | 7.65% | 1.32% |
| Wyoming | 17 cities | $454,018 | $1,446 | 0% | 0.53% |
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