Cost of Living
1st Quarter, 2026
| Component Weight Index | 100% | 13.89% | 27.53% | 9.55% | 9.20% | 4.31% | 35.52% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City & State | Composite | Grocery | Housing | Utilities | Transportation | Health | Misc. Services | |
| Columbia, MO | 91.3 | 96.5 | 79.7 | 94.1 | 85.9 | 96.3 | 99.3 | |
| Columbia, SC | 89.8 | 98.7 | 70.2 | 100.5 | 91.2 | 100.5 | 98.5 | |
| Decatur, AL | 84.2 | 93.9 | 68.2 | 87.3 | 93.8 | 102.0 | 88.1 | |
| Bloomington, IN | 98.2 | 100.6 | 98.4 | 92.4 | 100.8 | 93.3 | 98.5 | |
| Florence, AL | 82.9 | 92.6 | 65.2 | 96.7 | 88.7 | 89.7 | 88.2 | |
| Jackson, TN | 90.3 | 94.1 | 76.1 | 85.0 | 93.3 | 80.7 | 103.0 | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 91.0 | 105.0 | 79.0 | 91.2 | 86.3 | 103.0 | 94.9 | |
| Jonesboro, AR | 82.8 | 91.1 | 66.1 | 101.8 | 87.8 | 76.5 | 88.5 | |
| Knoxville, TN | 86.0 | 97.4 | 77.1 | 88.1 | 83.2 | 86.3 | 88.8 | |
| Lexington, KY | 94.9 | 102.6 | 81.5 | 88.3 | 94.3 | 97.3 | 104.6 | |
| Memphis, TN | 89.3 | 97.3 | 83.6 | 83.3 | 85.9 | 87.0 | 93.5 | |
| Montgomery, AL | 90.3 | 98.0 | 81.6 | 106.8 | 88.0 | 81.1 | 92.4 | |
| Roanoke, VA | 91.7 | 98.4 | 78.0 | 108.9 | 93.8 | 93.2 | 95.6 | |
| Savannah, GA | 90.9 | 101.8 | 73.2 | 98.5 | 99.6 | 102.5 | 95.8 | |
| St. Louis, MO | 89.8 | 98.7 | 80.4 | 98.0 | 88.8 | 103.6 | 90.4 | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 86.9 | 95.9 | 75.4 | 89.2 | 88.2 | 89.2 | 91.7 | |
| Dalton, GA | 87.5 | 95.4 | 70.7 | 85.5 | 86.8 | 90.0 | 99.3 |