| City |
Composite Index |
Grocery items |
Housing |
Trans-portation |
Health care |
| Atlanta, GA |
96.0
|
100.8
|
86.8
|
100.0
|
108.3
|
| Austin, TX |
97.4
|
96.6
|
104.1
|
94.6
|
98.9
|
| Columbus, OH |
95.4
|
100.6 |
96.5
|
87.3
|
82.5
|
| Denver, CO |
108.6
|
101.3
|
123.4
|
94.5
|
109.9 |
| Kansas City, MO/KS |
91.1
|
97.3
|
87.5
|
89.1
|
84.0
|
| Los Angeles, CA |
149.4
|
109.2
|
232.5
|
135.8
|
101.4
|
| Minneapolis, MN |
93.6
|
102.6
|
82.8
|
96.2
|
96.3
|
| Nashville, TN |
98.7
|
99.4
|
101.4
|
90.6
|
95.7
|
| Seattle, WA |
145.1
|
110.3
|
212.1
|
121.1
|
128.9
|
| Washington, D.C. |
141.9
|
105.8
|
222.4
|
107.7
|
117.4
|
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Annual Average 2024.
| MSA |
Median Sales Price of Existing
Single-family Homes |
Apartment Rent |
| Atlanta, GA |
$374,700
|
$1,993
|
| Austin, TX |
$466,300
|
$2,063
|
| Chicago, IL |
$369,600
|
$1,861
|
| Columbus, OH |
$326,700
|
$1,404
|
| Denver, CO |
$650,900
|
$2,379
|
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
$335,900
|
$1,362
|
| Los Angeles, CA |
$939,700
|
$2,784
|
| Minneapolis, MN |
$386,100
|
$1,756
|
| Nashville, TN |
$425,600 |
$1,766 |
| Seattle, WA |
$785,300
|
$2,797
|
| Washington, D.C. |
$623,400
|
$2,194
|
Source: National Association of Realtors, 4Q 2024; U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, 2 bedroom units, 2024.