All US States Cost-of-Living & Economic Rankings

Compare federal cost-of-living index, real per-capita income, and the InflationRank score for every U.S. state. Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2024) and Real Per-Capita Personal Income.

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B
Iowa
Score 85 · RPP 87.8
B
South Dakota
Score 85 · RPP 88.1
B
Kansas
Score 84 · RPP 89.5
B
Oklahoma
Score 84 · RPP 87.8
B
Arkansas
Score 83 · RPP 86.9
B
Kentucky
Score 83 · RPP 88.0
B
Missouri
Score 83 · RPP 89.5
B
Nebraska
Score 83 · RPP 90.5
B
Wyoming
Score 83 · RPP 92.5
B-
Alabama
Score 82 · RPP 88.5
B-
Indiana
Score 82 · RPP 91.0
B-
Mississippi
Score 82 · RPP 87.0
B-
Ohio
Score 82 · RPP 91.5
B-
Tennessee
Score 82 · RPP 91.5
B-
West Virginia
Score 82 · RPP 88.0
B-
Louisiana
Score 81 · RPP 90.0
B-
Michigan
Score 81 · RPP 93.5
B-
New Mexico
Score 81 · RPP 91.0
B-
North Carolina
Score 81 · RPP 92.5
B-
Georgia
Score 80 · RPP 93.0
B-
Montana
Score 80 · RPP 95.0
B-
North Dakota
Score 80 · RPP 95.5
B-
South Carolina
Score 80 · RPP 93.5
C+
Idaho
Score 79 · RPP 93.5
C+
Illinois
Score 79 · RPP 96.5
C+
Minnesota
Score 79 · RPP 97.5
C+
Wisconsin
Score 79 · RPP 96.0
C+
Pennsylvania
Score 78 · RPP 98.0
C+
Rhode Island
Score 78 · RPP 99.0
C+
Texas
Score 78 · RPP 96.4
C+
Delaware
Score 77 · RPP 99.5
C+
Maine
Score 77 · RPP 98.0
C+
Utah
Score 77 · RPP 98.5
C
Arizona
Score 76 · RPP 99.0
C
Florida
Score 76 · RPP 99.5
C
Nevada
Score 76 · RPP 99.0
C
Virginia
Score 74 · RPP 102.0
C-
Colorado
Score 71 · RPP 104.0
C-
Maryland
Score 70 · RPP 105.0
D+
Alaska
Score 69 · RPP 105.5
D+
New Hampshire
Score 69 · RPP 105.5
D+
Vermont
Score 69 · RPP 105.0
D+
Massachusetts
Score 68 · RPP 107.5
D+
Oregon
Score 68 · RPP 105.0
D+
Connecticut
Score 67 · RPP 108.5
D
Washington
Score 66 · RPP 107.5
D
District of Columbia
Score 65 · RPP 109.9
D
New Jersey
Score 65 · RPP 108.8
D-
California
Score 62 · RPP 110.7
D-
Hawaii
Score 61 · RPP 110.0
F
New York
Score 52 · RPP 117.0