Cost of Living Data Series
1st Quarter 2010

In the first quarter of 2010, Missouri had the 12th lowest cost of living in the United States. In general, the most expensive areas to live are New England, Alaska, Hawaii, and the West Coast. The least expensive areas continue to be the Midwest and Southern States.

MERIC derives the cost of living index for each state by averaging the indices of participating cities and metropolitan areas in that state. Missouri’s cost of living for the first quarter of 2010 was 92.7.

Cities across the nation participate in ACCRA's survey on a volunteer basis. Price information in the survey is governed by ACCRA collection guidelines which strive for uniformity.

State with Lowest Cost of Living Indicies 1st Quarter 2010

 

Cost of Living US Map


Composite Cost of Living (Scaled)
1st Quarter 2010

Cost of Living Scaled Map

1ST Quarter 2010 Cost of Living Figures
STATE RANK  INDEX GROCERY ITEMS  HOUSING  UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION  HEALTH CARE MISC SERVICES
TN 1 89.05 93.23 76.70 87.22 93.25 91.34 97.25
KY 2 89.18 88.16 79.72 98.08 96.32 90.88 92.54
OK 3 89.48 94.09 76.72 91.57 94.10 93.52 96.28
AR 4 90.18 94.72 79.58 93.80 93.28 87.80 95.90
TX 5 91.26 89.90 82.40 99.71 95.14 97.27 94.99
MS 6 91.43 97.33 78.43 103.77 97.83 90.23 94.77
KS 7 91.48 90.96 84.89 89.23 96.90 92.20 96.24
NE 8 91.67 96.03 83.53 95.53 98.27 93.60 93.40
AL 9 91.86 99.87 79.06 96.62 96.31 87.84 97.60
ID 10 92.07 96.80 78.90 91.47 98.87 99.07 98.83
GA 11 92.41 102.59 79.15 91.09 97.88 99.39 97.88
MO 12 92.70 96.10 81.19 94.89 95.30 94.74 99.77
SD 13 92.80 88.70 86.30 102.70 86.40 103.00 98.30
OH 14 93.64 97.49 80.62 107.13 101.30 94.77 96.65
WV 15 94.68 91.68 95.78 90.45 102.08 94.63 93.53
ND 16 94.70 101.20 89.07 73.97 97.93 97.83 102.00
IA 17 94.77 94.21 91.08 93.47 100.29 94.99 96.69
IN 18 95.02 93.33 87.33 102.73 100.22 98.10 97.93
UT 19 95.25 102.00 87.00 81.80 96.85 90.23 104.25
NC 20 96.43 105.17 87.20 94.06 98.85 106.26 99.84
WI 21 96.81 93.40 92.58 103.68 101.73 105.34 96.94
LA 22 96.91 97.53 98.80 86.06 95.24 93.46 99.47
IL 23 97.50 98.08 92.36 101.91 103.91 100.89 97.72
MI 24 97.60 93.00 93.20 117.05 99.20 95.10 97.00
FL 25 97.99 103.99 94.56 94.21 103.28 97.46 97.94
VA 26 98.00 96.73 97.20 100.71 94.48 100.42 99.38
WY 27 98.30 100.70 105.25 94.55 88.85 97.05 95.85
SC 28 98.62 103.53 88.64 103.32 96.76 99.79 104.76
NM 29 99.90 102.13 100.25 95.33 98.83 98.90 100.63
DE 30 100.45 107.75 92.35 114.80 99.50 106.10 99.95
CO 31 100.83 102.97 110.69 88.89 96.01 101.87 96.51
PA 32 100.87 102.50 98.07 109.03 102.26 95.79 100.31
MT 33 101.30 112.37 99.23 91.70 98.33 103.13 102.63
MN 34 101.58 100.22 94.18 110.90 102.40 105.60 105.26
NV 35 102.50 106.20 103.20 96.80 104.30 103.95 101.35
WA 36 103.59 105.82 106.21 85.52 107.93 116.24 102.68
Az 37 104.27 101.11 113.91 95.47 100.66 99.44 101.53
OR 38 105.03 101.60 116.43 95.57 104.33 111.37 98.50
MA 39 117.10 107.15 124.70 139.10 101.65 119.20 112.90
NH 40 117.10 103.40 117.80 124.30 101.70 120.10 125.20
ME 41 119.20 101.60 146.80 109.30 110.30 106.60 109.30
VT 42 119.90 110.90 140.40 122.00 103.30 103.90 112.40
RI 43 121.70 110.60 125.40 127.60 102.90 115.20 129.00
MD 44 125.40 108.25 172.70 118.35 108.35 101.20 101.20
NJ 45 127.23 110.77 162.93 131.97 103.73 107.13 111.37
NY 46 128.02 110.50 165.15 132.87 108.75 109.28 109.54
CT 47 128.80 118.50 158.17 123.30 109.33 114.57 117.27
CA 48 131.46 112.68 185.74 102.38 113.79 110.37 108.29
AK 49 133.93 135.78 151.53 139.95 125.83 138.50 117.78
DC 50 137.90 109.50 219.10 98.90 109.20 103.40 103.30
HI 51 163.00 154.00 244.30 147.10 125.10 121.00 117.40

 

Each of the participating Missouri cities had a composite index below the national average in the first quarter of 2010. These cities ranged from an index of 88.7 in Springfield to 97.6 in Kansas City. In general, the major metropolitan areas are the most expensive areas in Missouri to reside.

 

Cost of Living Indices for Participating Missouri Cities 1st Quarter 2010
    GROCERY       HEALTH MISC
CITY INDEX ITEMS HOUSING UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION CARE SERVICES
Springfield MO 88.7 95.9 78.5 78.9 96.6 93.9 94.5
St. Louis MO-IL 90.1 96.7 74.0 91.2 96.6 101.5 97.7
Joplin MO 92.0 96.0 80.6 116.5 92.1 86.9 93.5
Jefferson City MO 92.3 95.3 77.1 94.2 95.2 94.9 102.8
MISSOURI 92.70 96.10 81.19 94.89 95.30 94.74 99.77
Columbia MO 93.9 93.6 82.7 92.0 96.0 97.5 103.4
St. Joseph MO 94.3 99.6 87.3 93.5 90.8 92.5 100.4
Kansas City MO-KS 97.6 95.6 88.1 97.9 99.8 96.0 106.1
U.S. AVERAGE 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 

Cost of Living 1st Quarter 2010 for Missouri Cities

*ACCRA has changed its name to C2ER. See http://www.c2er.org/ for details and more data products.

 





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