COLD

Cost of Living Data
for Every US City

Free, accurate data from Census, BLS, Zillow, NOAA & HUD. 32,000+ cities. No paywalls.

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32K+
Cities
6
Data Sources
50+
Data Points

Tools & Calculators

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Calculators

Cost of living, inflation, rent affordability & salary calculators
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City Rankings

Cheapest & most expensive cities, ranked by state
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State vs State

Compare housing, income & taxes between any two states
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Salary Checker

See if your salary is enough to live comfortably in any city
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Studies

$100K rankings, retiree cities, remote worker guides & more
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City Data

Deep-dive stats for 15,000+ US cities and towns

Popular Cities

Color = housing cost tier

🗽 Expensive
New York
NY
$751,700
$1,779/mo rent
🌴 Expensive
Los Angeles
CA
$879,500
$1,879/mo rent
🌬️ Moderate
Chicago
IL
$315,200
$1,380/mo rent
🤠 Affordable
Houston
TX
$253,400
$1,313/mo rent
🌵 Moderate
Phoenix
AZ
$381,900
$1,458/mo rent
🔔 Affordable
Philadelphia
PA
$232,400
$1,323/mo rent
🌮 Affordable
San Antonio
TX
$219,700
$1,258/mo rent
🌊 Expensive
San Diego
CA
$848,500
$2,223/mo rent
⭐ Affordable
Dallas
TX
$295,300
$1,403/mo rent
🏔️ Above Average
Denver
CO
$586,700
$1,770/mo rent
☕ Expensive
Seattle
WA
$912,100
$1,998/mo rent
🎸 Above Average
Austin
TX
$512,700
$1,655/mo rent

What's Included

Data from 6 authoritative government sources

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Housing

Median home values, rents, HUD Fair Market Rents by bedroom, Zillow ZHVI & ZORI, price-to-rent ratio, property tax rates

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Income & Jobs

Median household income, per capita income, unemployment rate, poverty rate, labor force participation

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Groceries

BLS average prices for eggs, bread, milk, ground beef — updated from official CPI surveys

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Utilities

Electricity rate per kWh, natural gas per therm from BLS Average Price data

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Taxes

State income tax, state and local sales tax, effective property tax rate from Tax Foundation

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Climate

Monthly temperature highs/lows, precipitation, snowfall from NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals

Browse by State

Color key: affordable · moderate · above avg · expensive (by median home value)

Alabama AL
593 cities
$195,100 med.
Alaska AK
355 cities
$333,300 med.
Arizona AZ
467 cities
$358,900 med.
Arkansas AR
625 cities
$175,300 med.
California CA
1618 cities
$695,400 med.
Colorado CO
482 cities
$502,200 med.
Connecticut CT
215 cities
$343,200 med.
Delaware DE
79 cities
$326,800 med.
District of Columbia DC
1 cities
$724,600 med.
Florida FL
955 cities
$325,000 med.
Georgia GA
675 cities
$272,900 med.
Hawaii HI
163 cities
$808,200 med.
Idaho ID
236 cities
$376,000 med.
Illinois IL
1462 cities
$250,500 med.
Indiana IN
976 cities
$201,600 med.
Iowa IA
1026 cities
$195,900 med.
Kansas KS
740 cities
$203,400 med.
Kentucky KY
554 cities
$192,300 med.
Louisiana LA
489 cities
$208,700 med.
Maine ME
155 cities
$266,400 med.
Maryland MD
536 cities
$397,700 med.
Massachusetts MA
248 cities
$525,800 med.
Michigan MI
745 cities
$217,600 med.
Minnesota MN
914 cities
$305,500 med.
Mississippi MS
427 cities
$161,400 med.
Missouri MO
1082 cities
$215,600 med.
Montana MT
497 cities
$338,100 med.
Nebraska NE
593 cities
$223,800 med.
Nevada NV
133 cities
$406,100 med.
New Hampshire NH
100 cities
$367,200 med.
New Jersey NJ
700 cities
$427,600 med.
New Mexico NM
527 cities
$232,200 med.
New York NY
1289 cities
$403,000 med.
North Carolina NC
777 cities
$259,400 med.
North Dakota ND
406 cities
$241,100 med.
Ohio OH
1265 cities
$199,200 med.
Oklahoma OK
846 cities
$185,900 med.
Oregon OR
426 cities
$454,200 med.
Pennsylvania PA
2002 cities
$240,500 med.
Rhode Island RI
36 cities
$368,800 med.
South Carolina SC
475 cities
$236,700 med.
South Dakota SD
485 cities
$236,800 med.
Tennessee TN
504 cities
$256,800 med.
Texas TX
1863 cities
$260,400 med.
Utah UT
334 cities
$455,000 med.
Vermont VT
179 cities
$290,500 med.
Virginia VA
688 cities
$360,700 med.
Washington WA
639 cities
$519,800 med.
West Virginia WV
439 cities
$155,600 med.
Wisconsin WI
807 cities
$247,400 med.
Wyoming WY
205 cities
$285,100 med.