Charlotte housing is not as expensive as many cities, but more expensive than some. The good news is, we continue to have appreciation of values, due to the fact we are a popular relocation city. People want to live and work in the comfortable climate.
Cost of Living Index
COST OF LIVING FOR SOUTHERN SELECTED CITIES
Cities of 400,000 to 1,000,000 Population
Third Quarter 2007
| Rank | City |
All Items Index |
1 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
87.4 |
2 |
Fort Worth, TX |
88.2 |
2 |
Memphis, TN |
88.2 |
4 |
Murfreesboro-Smyrna, TN (Nashville) |
92.5 |
5 |
Charlotte, NC |
92.6 |
6 |
El Paso, TX |
94.2 |
7 |
Indianapolis, IN |
94.8 |
8 |
Austin, TX |
95.7 |
9 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
96.5 |
10 |
Columbus, OH |
97.6 |
11 |
Albuquerque, NM |
97.8 |
12 |
Atlanta, GA |
98.0 |
13 |
Jacksonville, FL |
99.4 |
14 |
Cleveland, OH |
99.6 |
15 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI |
100.5 |
15 |
Tucson, AZ |
100.5 |
17 |
Detroit, MI |
100.9 |
18 |
Denver, CO |
105.0 |
19 |
Fresno, CA |
118.0 |
20 |
Baltimore, MD |
118.1 |
21 |
Portland, OR |
121.7 |
22 |
Seattle, WA |
123.3 |
23 |
Boston, MA |
136.8 |
24 |
Washington, DC |
137.0 |
25 |
San Jose , CA |
153.8 |
26 |
San Francisco, CA |
166.4 |
Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Census, 2000; ACCRA - Cost of Living, 2007 Note: Four cities within this population range did not report Cost of Living data to ACCRA.
SELECTED SOUTHERN CITIES
Third Quarter 2007
| All Items Rank |
City |
All Items |
Grocery |
Grocery |
Housing |
Housing |
Utilities |
Utilities |
1 |
Houston, TX |
87.6 |
81.7 |
1 |
75.3 |
4 |
94.2 |
8 |
2 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
90.3 |
98.7 |
4 |
76.9 |
5 |
88.6 |
3 |
3 |
Dallas, TX |
90.9 |
100.2 |
7 |
69.0 |
1 |
98.3 |
9 |
4 |
Greenville, SC |
91.2 |
99.0 |
5 |
73.7 |
2 |
88.1 |
2 |
5 |
Charlotte, NC |
92.6 |
100.1 |
6 |
75.1 |
3 |
84.0 |
1 |
6 |
Atlanta, GA |
98.0 |
98.1 |
3 |
93.5 |
6 |
91.5 |
5 |
7 |
Tampa, FL |
98.3 |
94.0 |
2 |
96.4 |
7 |
97.1 |
6 |
8 |
Raleigh, NC |
99.1 |
102.3 |
9 |
97.3 |
8 |
90.2 |
4 |
9 |
Wilmington, NC |
100.3 |
104.4 |
10 |
101.8 |
10 |
93.4 |
7 |
10 |
Orlando, FL |
104.6 |
100.4 |
8 |
98.5 |
9 |
109.2 |
10 |
| All Items Rank |
City |
Trans. |
Trans. |
Healthcare |
Healthcare |
Misc. Goods |
Misc. Goods |
1 |
Houston, TX |
95.0 |
2 |
101.7 |
5 |
93.9 |
1 |
2 |
Winston-Salem NC |
88.4 |
1 |
101.6 |
4 |
97.6 |
2 |
3 |
Dallas, TX |
102.6 |
8 |
106.0 |
9 |
97.9 |
4 |
4 |
Greenville, SC |
98.5 |
5 |
102.8 |
7 |
98.8 |
5 |
5 |
Charlotte, NC |
98.0 |
4 |
105.6 |
8 |
103.3 |
9 |
6 |
Atlanta, GA |
105.3 |
9 |
101.4 |
3 |
100.9 |
6 |
7 |
Tampa, FL |
101.1 |
7 |
95.7 |
2 |
101.1 |
7 |
8 |
Raleigh, NC |
95.4 |
3 |
102.7 |
6 |
102.7 |
8 |
9 |
Wilmington, NC |
100.6 |
6 |
117.5 |
10 |
97.7 |
3 |
10 |
Orlando, FL |
105.5 |
10 |
94.7 |
1 |
110.6 |
10 |
Source: ACCRA Inter-City Cost of Living Indicators 3rd Quarter, 2007
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