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URBAN AREA
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COMPOSITE INDEX
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New York (Manhattan) NY
|
212.8
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San Francisco CA
|
168.5
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Honolulu HI
|
163.1
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Orange County CA
|
155.0
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San Jose CA
|
154.2
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Nassau County NY
|
153.1
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New York (Queens) NY
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148.6
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Stamford CT
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147.6
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Oakland CA
|
146.6
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Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
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144.6
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San Diego CA
|
139.5
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA
|
136.4
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Boston MA
|
134.7
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Palm Springs CA
|
125.4
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Edison NJ
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126.9
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Newark-Union NJ-PA
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126.4
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Philadelphia PA
|
123.5
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Portland OR
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120.8
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Miami-Dade County FL
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115.4
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Minneapolis MN
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110.1
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Chicago IL
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110.3
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Denver CO
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103.4
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Cape Coral-Ft. Myers FL
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102.6
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Phoenix AZ
|
100.6
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U.S. Average
|
100.0
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Atlanta GA
|
96.1
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Columbus OH
|
97.4
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Austin TX
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94.5
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Des Moines IA
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90.3
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Index number is read as % of national average
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Source: ACCRA COST OF LIVING INDEX: Comparative Data for 303 Urban Areas.
2007 Annual Average. The Council for Community and Economic Research.
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