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Abilene, TXIndex 90.4 Akron, OHIndex 93.4 Albany, GAIndex 87.7 Albany, NYIndex 99.6 Albany, ORIndex 102.1 Albuquerque, NMIndex 95.5 Alexandria, LAIndex 85.7 Allentown, PAIndex 100.0 Altoona, PAIndex 89.5 Amarillo, TXIndex 91.8 Ames, IAIndex 88.8 Amherst Town, MAIndex 100.2

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Most Expensive Cities

1.San Francisco, CA+15.6%2.Miami, FL+14.2%3.Los Angeles, CA+13.6%4.New York, NY+12.6%5.Napa, CA+12.6%6.San Diego, CA+11.9%7.Seattle, WA+11.1%8.Urban Honolulu, HI+11.0%9.Oxnard, CA+10.5%10.San Jose, CA+10.4%

Most Affordable Cities

1.Monroe, LA-16.4%2.Eagle Pass, TX-16.2%3.Dothan, AL-16.2%4.Texarkana, TX-16.0%5.Enid, OK *-15.7%6.Hammond, LA-15.5%7.Shreveport, LA-15.2%8.Florence, AL-15.2%9.Houma, LA-14.9%10.Wildwood, FL-14.6%

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Abilene, TX-9.6%

Albany, GA-12.3%

Albany, NY-0.4%

Albany, OR+2.1%

Albuquerque, NM-4.5%

Alexandria, LA-14.3%

Allentown, PA-0.0%

Altoona, PA-10.5%

Amarillo, TX-8.2%

Amherst Town, MA+0.2%

Anchorage, AK+5.4%

Ann Arbor, MI+0.9%

Anniston, AL-14.1%

Appleton, WI-7.6%

Asheville, NC-3.5%

Athens, GA-6.7%

Atlanta, GA+0.1%

Atlantic City, NJ-1.1%

Auburn, AL-12.1%

Augusta, GA-8.1%

Austin, TX-1.9%

Bakersfield, CA+0.9%

Baltimore, MD+4.5%

Bangor, ME-3.5%

Barnstable Town, MA-1.6%

Baton Rouge, LA-9.2%

Battle Creek, MI-9.5%

Bay City, MI-8.1%

Beaumont, TX-10.0%

Beckley, WV-11.6%

Bellingham, WA+3.3%

Billings, MT-6.5%

Binghamton, NY-7.1%

Birmingham, AL-8.4%

Bismarck, ND-9.0%

Blacksburg, VA-7.3%

Bloomington, IL-6.5%

Bloomington, IN-4.9%

Boise City, ID-1.6%

Boston, MA+8.3%

Boulder, CO+5.2%

Bowling Green, KY-9.8%

Bozeman, MT+2.5%

Bremerton, WA+5.6%

Bridgeport, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area+6.9%

Brownsville, TX-14.0%

Brunswick, GA-12.3%

Buffalo, NY-4.2%

Burlington, NC-6.8%

Burlington, VT+0.9%

Canton, OH-10.6%

Cape Coral, FL+2.3%

Cape Girardeau, MO-13.9%

Carson City, NV-1.9%

Casper, WY-6.2%

Cedar Rapids, IA-11.0%

Chambersburg, PA-5.4%

Champaign, IL-7.3%

Charleston, SC+1.0%

Charleston, WV-11.3%

Charlotte, NC-2.7%

Charlottesville, VA-0.9%

Chattanooga, TN-8.5%

Cheyenne, WY-3.5%

Chicago, IL+3.6%

Cincinnati, OH-4.6%

Clarksville, TN-9.1%

Cleveland, OH-6.1%

Cleveland, TN-11.9%

Coeur d'Alene, ID-1.7%

College Station, TX-9.0%

Colorado Springs, CO+0.7%

Columbia, MO-10.6%

Columbia, SC-6.3%

Columbus, GA-10.7%

Columbus, IN-7.0%

Columbus, OH-4.5%

Corpus Christi, TX-7.3%

Corvallis, OR+4.0%

Crestview, FL-3.0%

Dallas, TX+3.1%

Dalton, GA-10.2%

Daphne, AL-5.3%

Davenport, IA-10.9%

Dayton, OH-7.3%

Decatur, AL-12.8%

Decatur, IL-11.6%

Deltona, FL-0.6%

Denver, CO+5.8%

Des Moines, IA-8.3%

Detroit, MI+0.3%

Dothan, AL-16.2%

Dubuque, IA-12.7%

Duluth, MN-11.2%

Durham, NC-2.4%

Eagle Pass, TX-16.2%

Eau Claire, WI-7.2%

El Centro, CA-4.8%

El Paso, TX-10.1%

Elizabethtown, KY-9.4%

Elkhart, IN-9.7%

Elmira, NY-5.6%

Enid, OK *-15.7%

Eugene, OR+1.6%

Evansville, IN-8.5%

Fairbanks, AK+3.2%

Farmington, NM-12.3%

Fayetteville, AR-8.6%

Fayetteville, NC-8.0%

Flagstaff, AZ+0.3%

Florence, AL-15.2%

Florence, SC-13.2%

Fond du Lac, WI-8.4%

Fort Collins, CO+1.1%

Fort Smith, AR-14.1%

Fort Wayne, IN-7.4%

Fresno, CA+2.2%

Gadsden, AL-14.3%

Gainesville, FL-3.3%

Gainesville, GA-3.2%

Gettysburg, PA-4.6%

Glens Falls, NY-5.1%

Goldsboro, NC-11.5%

Grand Forks, ND-13.3%

Grand Island, NE-13.3%

Grand Junction, CO-4.5%

Grand Rapids, MI-4.5%

Grants Pass, OR-2.2%

Great Falls, MT-3.2%

Greeley, CO+0.2%

Green Bay, WI-6.9%

Greensboro, NC-7.1%

Greenville, NC-11.6%

Greenville, SC-6.7%

Gulfport, MS-10.0%

Hagerstown, MD-5.8%

Hammond, LA-15.5%

Hanford, CA+1.6%

Harrisburg, PA-1.3%

Harrisonburg, VA-5.1%

Hartford, CT+2.7%

Hattiesburg, MS-12.4%

Helena, MT-4.3%

Hickory, NC-11.5%

Hilton Head Island, SC-2.0%

Hinesville, GA-6.1%

Homosassa Springs, FL-6.5%

Hot Springs, AR-14.3%

Houma, LA-14.9%

Houston, TX-1.4%

Huntington, WV-11.6%

Huntsville, AL-6.9%

Idaho Falls, ID-5.6%

Indianapolis, IN-4.3%

Iowa City, IA-8.5%

Ithaca, NY+3.3%

Jackson, MI-8.2%

Jackson, MS-11.0%

Jackson, TN-14.5%

Jacksonville, FL-0.5%

Jacksonville, NC-7.9%

Janesville, WI-6.3%

Jefferson City, MO-12.0%

Johnson City, TN-12.1%

Johnstown, PA-14.1%

Jonesboro, AR-14.1%

Joplin, MO-14.3%

Kahului, HI+9.4%

Kalamazoo, MI-5.2%

Kankakee, IL-3.6%

Kansas City, MO-7.5%

Kennewick, WA+0.1%

Kenosha, WI+1.1%

Killeen, TX-8.9%

Kingsport, TN-13.6%

Kingston, NY+0.7%

Kiryas Joel, NY+9.4%

Knoxville, TN-7.4%

Kokomo, IN-10.4%

La Crosse, WI-8.2%

Lafayette, IN-6.6%

Lafayette, LA-12.8%

Lake Charles, LA-14.1%

Lake Havasu City, AZ-5.9%

Lakeland, FL-2.9%

Lancaster, PA-1.7%

Lansing, MI-5.0%

Laredo, TX-13.0%

Las Cruces, NM-9.8%

Las Vegas, NV+0.2%

Lawrence, KS-9.8%

Lawton, OK-14.1%

Lebanon, PA-6.8%

Lewiston, ID-8.8%

Lewiston, ME-5.3%

Lexington Park, MD+0.8%

Lexington, KY-7.1%

Lincoln, NE-8.4%

Little Rock, AR-10.6%

Longview, TX-10.5%

Longview, WA-2.5%

Los Angeles, CA+13.6%

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-6.9%

Lubbock, TX-8.7%

Lynchburg, VA-10.6%

Macon, GA-11.5%

Madison, WI-2.7%

Manchester, NH+5.7%

Manhattan, KS-9.8%

Mankato, MN-9.0%

Mansfield, OH-11.1%

McAllen, TX-14.1%

Medford, OR+1.4%

Memphis, TN-7.8%

Merced, CA-1.7%

Miami, FL+14.2%

Michigan City, IN-8.3%

Midland, MI-8.1%

Midland, TX-4.2%

Milwaukee, WI-3.1%

Minneapolis, MN+4.8%

Minot, ND-13.0%

Missoula, MT-3.6%

Mobile, AL-11.9%

Modesto, CA+4.1%

Monroe, LA-16.4%

Monroe, MI-6.5%

Montgomery, AL-10.3%

Morgantown, WV-6.7%

Morristown, TN-13.6%

Mount Vernon, WA+2.4%

Muncie, IN-11.9%

Muskegon, MI-7.5%

Myrtle Beach, SC-6.4%

Naples, FL+3.2%

Nashville, TN-3.7%

New Haven, CT+4.6%

New Orleans, LA-7.4%

New York, NY+12.6%

North Port, FL+2.4%

Norwich, CT+0.4%

Odessa, TX-6.1%

Oklahoma City, OK-9.6%

Olympia, WA+3.7%

Orlando, FL+1.4%

Oshkosh, WI-7.1%

Owensboro, KY-11.4%

Oxnard, CA+10.5%

Paducah, KY-13.9%

Palm Bay, FL+0.0%

Panama City, FL-2.7%

Parkersburg, WV-12.9%

Pensacola, FL-2.3%

Peoria, IL-8.8%

Philadelphia, PA+2.6%

Phoenix, AZ+3.3%

Pinehurst, NC-11.7%

Pittsburgh, PA-5.3%

Pittsfield, MA-4.9%

Pocatello, ID-11.1%

Port St. Lucie, FL+0.2%

Portland, ME+1.9%

Portland, OR+5.4%

Prescott Valley, AZ-1.7%

Providence, RI+1.8%

Pueblo, CO-8.2%

Punta Gorda, FL+0.5%

Racine, WI-4.0%

Raleigh, NC-1.8%

Rapid City, SD-10.8%

Reading, PA-2.9%

Redding, CA+0.7%

Richmond, VA-2.1%

Riverside, CA+6.4%

Roanoke, VA-6.4%

Rochester, MN-9.2%

Rochester, NY-3.0%

Rockford, IL-7.8%

Rocky Mount, NC-12.0%

Sacramento, CA+6.7%

Saginaw, MI-9.1%

Salinas, CA+9.0%

Salisbury, MD-4.4%

Salt Lake City, UT+0.9%

San Angelo, TX-7.5%

San Antonio, TX-5.3%

San Diego, CA+11.9%

San Francisco, CA+15.6%

San Jose, CA+10.4%

San Luis Obispo, CA+8.6%

Sandusky, OH-10.7%

Santa Cruz, CA+9.9%

Santa Fe, NM-1.2%

Santa Maria, CA+8.8%

Santa Rosa, CA+7.8%

Savannah, GA-4.8%

Scranton, PA-6.4%

Seattle, WA+11.1%

Sebastian, FL-1.7%

Sebring, FL-7.5%

Sheboygan, WI-6.0%

Sherman, TX-6.2%

Shreveport, LA-15.2%

Sierra Vista, AZ-10.8%

Sioux City, IA-13.5%

Sioux Falls, SD-9.4%

Slidell, LA-7.3%

South Bend, IN-7.1%

Spartanburg, SC-8.9%

Spokane, WA+0.3%

Springfield, IL-7.3%

Springfield, MA-3.9%

Springfield, MO-11.4%

Springfield, OH-9.5%

St. Cloud, MN-12.4%

St. George, UT-2.7%

St. Joseph, MO-13.6%

St. Louis, MO-4.9%

State College, PA-3.2%

Staunton, VA-8.9%

Stockton, CA+5.1%

Sumter, SC-12.0%

Syracuse, NY-4.3%

Tallahassee, FL-6.1%

Terre Haute, IN-12.2%

Texarkana, TX-16.0%

Toledo, OH-8.5%

Topeka, KS-11.2%

Traverse City, MI-6.6%

Trenton, NJ+3.2%

Tucson, AZ-3.1%

Tulsa, OK-10.8%

Tuscaloosa, AL-12.3%

Twin Falls, ID *-7.9%

Urban Honolulu, HI+11.0%

Valdosta, GA-11.7%

Vallejo, CA+8.5%

Victoria, TX-10.2%

Vineland, NJ-4.0%

Virginia Beach, VA-2.1%

Visalia, CA-0.2%

Walla Walla, WA-1.5%

Warner Robins, GA-6.2%

Washington, DC+8.9%

Waterbury, CT-0.2%

Waterloo, IA-12.9%

Watertown, NY-12.3%

Wausau, WI-7.3%

Weirton, WV-11.0%

Wenatchee, WA+3.9%

Wheeling, WV-11.7%

Wichita Falls, TX-10.5%

Wichita, KS-11.1%

Wildwood, FL-14.6%

Williamsport, PA-7.7%

Wilmington, NC-3.6%

Winchester, VA-3.5%

Winston, NC-8.0%

Worcester, MA+2.5%

Yakima, WA-4.5%

Youngstown, OH-12.6%

Yuba City, CA+4.2%