US Cost of Living by State 9-10-24

The Cost of Living Index % by State shows the most expensive States plus DC to least expensive State of Mississippi. 

Hawaii                179

DC                     148.7

Massachusetts  148.4

California           134.5

New York          125.1

Alaska               124.4

Maryland           119.5

Oregon             115.1

Washington      115.1

N Hampshire    115

Vermont           114.9

N Jersey          114.1

Connecticut     113.1

Maine              111.5

Rhode Island  110.5

Arizona           107.2

Idaho              106.1

Colorado        105.5

Montana        103.7

Virginia          103.1

Delaware       102.6

Florida           102.3

Utah              101.5

Nevada         101.3

Pennsylvania  99

S Carolina      96.5

N Carolina      96.1

Wisconsin       95

N Dakota        94.6

N Mexico        94.2

Minnesota      94.1

Ohio               94

Kentucky        93.8

S Dakota        93.8

Texas             93

Wyoming       92.8

Michigan       92.7

Louisiana      92

Indiana         91.5

Georgia        91

Illinois           90.8

Tennessee   90.4

Arkansas      90.3

W Virginia    90.3

Nebraska     90.1

Iowa             89.7

Alabama      88.8

Missouri       88.4

Kansas        87.7

Oklahoma   86

Mississippi  85.3

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/cost-of-living-index-by-state

Average Cost of Single Family House

The following States list the average Family House costs between $169,466 in W Virginia to $394,797 in Tennessee.

State            $Average Prices

Mississippi   239,200

Oklahoma    250,200

Kansas        232,850

Missouri       258,000

Alabama      233,216

Iowa            248,700

Nebraska    296,500

W Virginia  169,446

Arkansas    256,000

Tennessee 394,797

Illinois         272,000

Georgia      389,000

Indiana       265,000

Louisiana   243,000

Michigan    253,000

Wyoming   331,969

Texas        348,000

S Dakota   311,866

Kentucky   210,684

Ohio          233,949

US average   412,300

States with the most job growth are listed on the posting below:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/economy/employment/job-growth

 

Comments

There are single family homes for sale that are below the US average. Most of these are in the $200,000 range in 20 States with the lowest Cost of Living Index percentages. Family Home Prices can be lowered if the supply of homes increases.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader