The Most Expensive City in Every State

Alabama: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
> Cost of living in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: 9.2% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Alabama: 13.3% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.4%
> Median household income: $55,342

Alaska: Anchorage
> Cost of living in Anchorage: 7.9% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Alaska: 4.4% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.4%
> Median household income: $76,871

Arizona: Flagstaff
> Cost of living in Flagstaff: 1.1% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Arizona: 3.6% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 19.0%
> Median household income: $54,893

Arkansas: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
> Cost of living in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: 9.4% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Arkansas: 13.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.0%
> Median household income: $53,173

California: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
> Cost of living in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara: 30.9% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in California: 14.8% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 7.3%
> Median household income: $117,474

Colorado: Boulder
> Cost of living in Boulder: 8.7% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Colorado: 3.2% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.4%
> Median household income: $80,834

Connecticut: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
> Cost of living in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk: 19.1% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Connecticut: 8.0% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 8.8%
> Median household income: $91,198

Delaware: Dover
> Cost of living in Dover: 6.7% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Delaware: 0.1% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.8%
> Median household income: $57,608

Florida: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
> Cost of living in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach: 8.4% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Florida: 0.1% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 14.3%
> Median household income: $54,284

Georgia: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
> Cost of living in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: 3.2% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Georgia: 7.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 12.0%
> Median household income: $65,381

Hawaii: Urban Honolulu
> Cost of living in Urban Honolulu: 24.7% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Hawaii: 18.5% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 8.4%
> Median household income: $81,284

Idaho: Coeur d’Alene
> Cost of living in Coeur d’Alene: 5.5% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Idaho: 7.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.1%
> Median household income: $57,219

Illinois: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
> Cost of living in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 3.4% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Illinois: 1.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.8%
> Median household income: $68,403

Indiana: Bloomington
> Cost of living in Bloomington: 7.5% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Indiana: 10.2% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 22.7%
> Median household income: $49,043

Iowa: Iowa City
> Cost of living in Iowa City: 5.7% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Iowa: 10.2% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 15.7%
> Median household income: $60,888

Kansas: Lawrence
> Cost of living in Lawrence: 8.5% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Kansas: 10.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 17.4%
> Median household income: $55,646

Kentucky: Lexington-Fayette
> Cost of living in Lexington-Fayette: 8.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Kentucky: 12.1% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 15.8%
> Median household income: $58,069

Louisiana: New Orleans-Metairie
> Cost of living in New Orleans-Metairie: 4.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Louisiana: 9.9% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 18.6%
> Median household income: $50,528

Maine: Portland-South Portland
> Cost of living in Portland-South Portland: 2.3% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Maine: 1.6% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 7.8%
> Median household income: $68,570

Maryland: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
> Cost of living in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson: 7.2% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Maryland: 9.4% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.2%
> Median household income: $77,394

Massachusetts: Boston-Cambridge-Newton
> Cost of living in Boston-Cambridge-Newton: 11.8% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Massachusetts: 7.9% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.6%
> Median household income: $85,691

Michigan: Ann Arbor
> Cost of living in Ann Arbor: 1.7% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Michigan: 7.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.0%
> Median household income: $70,286

Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
> Cost of living in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington: 2.2% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Minnesota: 2.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 8.1%
> Median household income: $76,856

Mississippi: Jackson
> Cost of living in Jackson: 9.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Mississippi: 14.3% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 15.4%
> Median household income: $52,434

Missouri: Kansas City
> Cost of living in Kansas City: 6.9% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Missouri: 10.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.0%
> Median household income: $63,404

Montana: Billings
> Cost of living in Billings: 2.7% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Montana: 5.4% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.7%
> Median household income: $58,085

Nebraska: Omaha-Council Bluffs
> Cost of living in Omaha-Council Bluffs: 7.5% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Nebraska: 10.4% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.6%
> Median household income: $65,619

Nevada: Reno
> Cost of living in Reno: 1.2% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Nevada: 2.4% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.8%
> Median household income: $61,360

New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua
> Cost of living in Manchester-Nashua: 8.4% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in New Hampshire: 5.8% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 8.2%
> Median household income: $78,769

New Jersey: Trenton
> Cost of living in Trenton: 11.6% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in New Jersey: 12.9% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.7%
> Median household income: $79,173

New Mexico: Santa Fe
> Cost of living in Santa Fe: 1.3% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in New Mexico: 6.7% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.8%
> Median household income: $58,821

New York: New York-Newark-Jersey City
> Cost of living in New York-Newark-Jersey City: 22.3% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in New York: 15.8% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 12.8%
> Median household income: $75,368

North Carolina: Raleigh
> Cost of living in Raleigh: 3.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in North Carolina: 8.7% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.5%
> Median household income: $72,576

North Dakota: Bismarck
> Cost of living in Dismarck: 7.0% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in North Dakota: 9.9% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.1%
> Median household income: $66,087

Ohio: Columbus
> Cost of living in Columbus: 7.7% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Ohio: 11.1% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.1%
> Median household income: $63,764

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
> Cost of living in Oklahoma City: 8.6% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Oklahoma: 11.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.9%
> Median household income: $56,260

Oregon: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
> Cost of living in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro: 1.7% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Oregon: 0.5% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.9%
> Median household income: $71,931

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
> Cost of living in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington: 5.4% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Pennsylvania: 2.1% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 12.8%
> Median household income: $68,572

Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick
> Cost of living in Providence-Warwick: 0.3% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Rhode Island: 1.4% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.4%
> Median household income: $65,226

South Carolina: Charleston-North Charleston
> Cost of living in Charleston-North Charleston: 3.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in South Carolina: 9.6% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.9%
> Median household income: $60,546

South Dakota: Sioux Falls
> Cost of living in Sioux Falls: 8.4% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in South Dakota: 11.8% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 6.8%
> Median household income: $64,882

Tennessee: Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin
> Cost of living in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin: 4.7% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Tennessee: 9.6% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 10.9%
> Median household income: $63,939

Texas: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
> Cost of living in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land: 1.7% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Texas: 3.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 13.9%
> Median household income: $63,802

Utah: Salt Lake City
> Cost of living in Salt Lake City: 0.9% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Utah: 3.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 8.9%
> Median household income: $71,510

Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
> Cost of living in Burlington-South Burlington: 5.0% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Vermont: 2.5% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.3%
> Median household income: $63,160

Virginia: Charlottesville
> Cost of living in Charlottesville: 1.8% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Virginia: 2.1% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.6%
> Median household income: $66,853

Washington: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
> Cost of living in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue: 11.8% more expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Washington: 6.4% more expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.0%
> Median household income: $82,133

West Virginia: Morgantown
> Cost of living in Morgantown: 9.3% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in West Virginia: 13.0% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 18.5%
> Median household income: $49,475

Wisconsin: Madison
> Cost of living in Madison: 3.2% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Wisconsin: 7.6% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 11.0%
> Median household income: $71,301

Wyoming: Cheyenne
> Cost of living in Cheyenne: 3.2% less expensive than avg.
> Cost of living in Wyoming: 4.8% less expensive than avg.
> Poverty rate: 9.9%
> Median household income: $61,961