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ACCRA Cost of Living Index
4th Quarter 2007 (Published February 2008)
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National Average = 100

Metropolitan Area
Composit
Index
(100%)
Grocery
Items
(13%)

Housing
(28%)
Utilities
(10%)
Trans-
portation
(10%)
Health
Care
(4%)
Misc. Goods
& Services
(35%)

Huntsville, AL
92.5
93.6
78.9
84.1
96.9
95.0
103.8
Comparable Technology Communities

Austin, TX
94.5
89.8
80.8
94.7
99.2
98.1
105.3

Charlotte, NC
89.7
99.1
75.6
83.2
92.3
104.3
96.8

Orlando, FL
103.4
98.2
99.2
109.6
105.9
98.2
106.7

Raleigh, NC
99.3
102.1
96.7
91.3
95.6
103.7
103.1

Richmond, VA
106.4
94.7
111.4
112.3
108.0
102.1
105.2

San Jose, CA
154.2
143.8
251.5
99.0
113.1
122.7
111.3
Major U.S. Metro Areas

Atlanta, GA
96.1
98.7
91.8
84.9
103.5
103.4
98.7

Boston, MA
134.7
120.0
164.0
129.2
104.7
136.0
126.8

Chicago, IL
110.3
108.3
125.0
107.8
113.1
104.3
99.9

Cincinnati, OH
90.4
89.2
80.4
99.3
98.8
91.9
93.9

Cleveland, OH
98.9
106.5
89.3
112.9
101.6
102.4
98.6

Dallas, TX
91.2
99.0
71.5
98.6
103.4
101.6
97.4

Denver, CO
103.4
102.9
109.3
102.4
95.4
108.5
100.8

Detroit, MI
98.2
97.5
96.8
107.6
100.6
99.2
96.0

Houston, TX
87.7
83.1
73.5
100.6
96.2
101.2
93.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
144.6
111.8
251.2
78.6
113.5
103.8
103.8

Miami-Dade County, FL
115.4
103.3
138.2
106.6
109.6
105.6
106.9

New York (Manhattan), NY
212.8
158.1
396.1
152.0
122.5
128.4
139.4

Philadelphia, PA
123.5
124.4
144.4
116.1
105.8
111.0
115.2

Phoenix, AZ
100.6
100.5
100.9
93.6
100.7
101.0
102.4

Pittsburgh, PA
98.9
98.3
92.6
108.2
105.7
87.3
101.0

Portland, OR
120.8
124.3
134.3
103.6
111.0
107.9
118.0

San Diego, CA
139.5
111.9
218.1
104.7
111.2
116.3
107.5

San Francisco, CA
168.5
139.5
275.2
87.8
123.1
123.5
135.0

Seattle, WA
121.0
113.0
153.2
94.6
106.1
124.0
109.6

St. Louis, MO-IL
91.5
106.1
77.9
90.9
96.0
97.2
95.0

Tampa, FL
98.6
97.6
95.8
98.6
102.7
94.1
100.5

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA
136.4
106.6
210.6
111.4
109.8
110.0
106.0

Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER)
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