#4 Top 10 Places to Live in 2011
RelocateAmerica, August 2011

Cost of Living

The ACCRA Cost of Living Index compares the cost of living in cities throughout the United States. An index score of 100 means a city is exactly as expensive as the national average. A score of less than 100 means a city is less expensive than the national average. And a score of more than 100 means a city is more expensive than the national average.

 

  Comp.
Index		 Grocery
Items		 Housing Utilities Trans. Health
Care		 Misc.
Goods &
Services
Raleigh-Cary, NC 93.3 100.9 75.0
 104.7
 97.3
 107.9
 99.8
Atlanta, GA 98.8
 106.1 89.2
 96.4
 102.5
 101.1
 103.7
Austin, TX 93.3 88.7
 84.4
 97.2
 101.2
 106.4
 97.7
Baltimore, MD 118.0 109.6
 157.4
 106.6
 104.2
 101.5
 96.3
Boston, MA 137.2 117.8 157.8 146.6 110.6 120.9 134.0
Charlotte, NC 92.6 103.0 81.0 90.5 97.3 100.2 96.8
Jacksonville, FL 94.9 102.1 84.2 101.2 107.4 90.3 96.4
Nashville, TN 89.8 99.8 68.2 85.7 95.7 93.4 103.9
Orlando, FL 97.2 102.7 80.1 107.5 96.6 94.0 107.4
Richmond, VA 99.2 103.0 89.3 106.5 102.5 109.0 102.0
San Diego, CA 130.8 106.3 189.1 112.8 107.3 111.6 104.1

*The Raleigh-Cary MSA is used as a proxy for Wake County.

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Survey Q3, 2011