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Compare the cost of living between 198 US cities using real Census Bureau data. See housing costs, income, taxes, and use our rent vs. buy calculator.

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New York, NYPop. 8,622,467 Los Angeles, CAPop. 3,881,041 Chicago, ILPop. 2,721,914 Houston, TXPop. 2,296,253 Phoenix, AZPop. 1,609,456 Philadelphia, PAPop. 1,593,208 San Antonio, TXPop. 1,445,662 San Diego, CAPop. 1,383,987 Dallas, TXPop. 1,300,642 San Jose, CAPop. 1,001,176 Austin, TXPop. 958,202 Jacksonville, FLPop. 950,203 Fort Worth, TXPop. 924,663 Columbus, OHPop. 902,449 Indianapolis, INPop. 882,006 Charlotte, NCPop. 875,045 San Francisco, CAPop. 851,036 Seattle, WAPop. 734,603 Denver, COPop. 710,800 Nashville, TNPop. 684,103 Oklahoma City, OKPop. 681,088 El Paso, TXPop. 677,181 Washington, DCPop. 670,587 Boston, MAPop. 665,945 Portland, ORPop. 646,101 Las Vegas, NVPop. 644,835 Detroit, MIPop. 636,787 Memphis, TNPop. 630,027 Louisville, KYPop. 629,176 Baltimore, MDPop. 584,548 Milwaukee, WIPop. 573,299 Albuquerque, NMPop. 562,551 Fresno, CAPop. 541,528 Tucson, AZPop. 541,033 Sacramento, CAPop. 523,600 Kansas City, MOPop. 505,958 Mesa, AZPop. 503,390 Atlanta, GAPop. 494,838 Omaha, NEPop. 489,201 Colorado Springs, COPop. 479,612 Raleigh, NCPop. 465,517 Long Beach, CAPop. 462,293 Virginia Beach, VAPop. 457,900 Miami, FLPop. 443,665 Oakland, CAPop. 437,825 Minneapolis, MNPop. 426,877 Tulsa, OKPop. 411,938 Bakersfield, CAPop. 404,321 Wichita, KSPop. 395,951 Arlington, TXPop. 393,469 Tampa, FLPop. 388,768 Aurora, COPop. 387,349 New Orleans, LAPop. 380,408 Cleveland, OHPop. 370,365 Honolulu, HIPop. 348,547 Anaheim, CAPop. 347,111 Lexington, KYPop. 321,276 Stockton, CAPop. 320,030 Henderson, NVPop. 318,063 Corpus Christi, TXPop. 317,804 Riverside, CAPop. 316,076 Santa Ana, CAPop. 311,379 Cincinnati, OHPop. 308,870 St. Paul, MNPop. 308,806 Orlando, FLPop. 307,738 Newark, NJPop. 307,355 Irvine, CAPop. 304,527 Pittsburgh, PAPop. 303,843 St. Louis, MOPop. 298,018 Greensboro, NCPop. 297,202 Anchorage, AKPop. 290,674 Lincoln, NEPop. 290,531 Jersey City, NJPop. 287,899 Plano, TXPop. 284,948 Durham, NCPop. 284,094 Buffalo, NYPop. 276,688 Chula Vista, CAPop. 276,103 Chandler, AZPop. 275,618 Toledo, OHPop. 269,962 Madison, WIPop. 268,516 Gilbert, AZPop. 267,267 Reno, NVPop. 265,196 Fort Wayne, INPop. 264,514 North Las Vegas, NVPop. 264,022 St. Petersburg, FLPop. 259,343 Lubbock, TXPop. 258,190 Laredo, TXPop. 255,293 Irving, TXPop. 254,962 Winston-Salem, NCPop. 249,571 Chesapeake, VAPop. 249,377 Glendale, AZPop. 248,083 Garland, TXPop. 244,026 Scottsdale, AZPop. 240,537 Norfolk, VAPop. 236,973 Arlington, VAPop. 235,845 Boise, IDPop. 234,192 Fremont, CAPop. 228,795 Spokane, WAPop. 227,922 Richmond, VAPop. 227,171 Santa Clarita, CAPop. 225,850 Baton Rouge, LAPop. 225,500 Enterprise, NVPop. 225,461 Hialeah, FLPop. 222,996 San Bernardino, CAPop. 221,041 Spring Valley, NVPop. 220,114 Tacoma, WAPop. 219,234 Modesto, CAPop. 218,308 Huntsville, ALPop. 215,025 Des Moines, IAPop. 213,164 Rochester, NYPop. 210,992 Port St. Lucie, FLPop. 210,520 Yonkers, NYPop. 209,780 Moreno Valley, CAPop. 209,578 Fontana, CAPop. 209,279 Fayetteville, NCPop. 208,697 Columbus, GAPop. 204,572 Worcester, MAPop. 204,191 Oxnard, CAPop. 202,279 Little Rock, ARPop. 202,218 Frisco, TXPop. 202,075 Augusta, GAPop. 201,615 Salt Lake City, UTPop. 201,269 Birmingham, ALPop. 200,431 Amarillo, TXPop. 200,360 Montgomery, ALPop. 199,819 Cape Coral, FLPop. 198,912 Sunrise Manor, NVPop. 198,325 Tallahassee, FLPop. 198,259 Grand Rapids, MIPop. 198,096 Huntington Beach, CAPop. 197,481 Grand Prairie, TXPop. 197,279 Overland Park, KSPop. 196,676 McKinney, TXPop. 196,160 Glendale, CAPop. 194,512 Sioux Falls, SDPop. 193,401 Knoxville, TNPop. 191,857 Peoria, AZPop. 191,292 Vancouver, WAPop. 190,700 Akron, OHPop. 190,273 Paradise, NVPop. 189,733 Providence, RIPop. 189,715 Brownsville, TXPop. 186,999 Mobile, ALPop. 186,316 Shreveport, LAPop. 186,183 Newport News, VAPop. 185,118 Fort Lauderdale, FLPop. 182,673 Aurora, ILPop. 181,405 Chattanooga, TNPop. 181,288 Tempe, AZPop. 181,005 Santa Rosa, CAPop. 178,221 Eugene, ORPop. 176,755 Ontario, CAPop. 176,326 Elk Grove, CAPop. 176,105 Salem, ORPop. 175,754 Cary, NCPop. 174,880 Rancho Cucamonga, CAPop. 174,696 Oceanside, CAPop. 173,722 Garden Grove, CAPop. 171,637 Lancaster, CAPop. 171,465 Pembroke Pines, FLPop. 170,472 Springfield, MOPop. 168,873 Fort Collins, COPop. 168,758 Clarksville, TNPop. 167,882 Palmdale, CAPop. 166,895 Salinas, CAPop. 162,783 Hayward, CAPop. 160,602 Corona, CAPop. 158,346 Paterson, NJPop. 157,864 Alexandria, VAPop. 157,594 Macon, GAPop. 156,554 Lakewood, COPop. 156,149 Kansas City, KSPop. 155,438 Springfield, MAPop. 155,305 Sunnyvale, CAPop. 154,573 Killeen, TXPop. 153,708 Murfreesboro, TNPop. 153,487 Jackson, MSPop. 153,271 Hollywood, FLPop. 152,764 Escondido, CAPop. 151,114 Pasadena, TXPop. 150,620 Bellevue, WAPop. 150,606 Joliet, ILPop. 150,221 Charleston, SCPop. 149,960 Pomona, CAPop. 149,831 Mesquite, TXPop. 149,439 Naperville, ILPop. 149,089 Roseville, CAPop. 148,879 Bridgeport, CTPop. 148,470 Rockford, ILPop. 148,173 Savannah, GAPop. 147,583 Syracuse, NYPop. 146,134 Surprise, AZPop. 145,591 Torrance, CAPop. 145,454 McAllen, TXPop. 142,722 Gainesville, FLPop. 142,414 Fullerton, CAPop. 142,280 Denton, TXPop. 142,262 Olathe, KSPop. 142,114

About This Data

The comparison data combines public and research sources: the Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2022) for income, housing, and rent data; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey for current mortgage rates; and the Tax Foundation for state and local tax rates. Covering the top 198 US cities by population with 39,006 possible comparisons.

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