Texarkana’s Cost Of Living

COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE

Among the 267 urban areas that participated in the third quarter 2017 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) NY to more than 20 percent below the national average in McAllen, TX. The Cost of Living Index is published quarterly by C2ER – The Council for Community and Economic Research in cooperation with the Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce.

The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas in the Cost of Living Index (COLI)
Third Quarter 2017
National Average for 267 Urban Areas = 100

The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas in the Cost of Living Index (COLI) Third Quarter 2017 National Average for 267 Urban Areas = 100
Most Expensive				Least Expensive
		COL				COL
Ranking	Urban Areas	Index		Ranking	Urban Areas		Index
1	New York (Manhattan) NY		242.9	1	McAllen TX		76.7
2	San Francisco CA		191.8	2	Conway AR		77.4
3	Honolulu HI		188.4	3	Harlingen TX		78.4
4	New York (Brooklyn) NY		181.0	4	Kalamazoo MI		79.7
5	Washington DC		157.4	5	Tupelo MS		80.0
6	Seattle WA		152.8	6	Wichita Falls TX		80.3
7	Orange County CA		150.0	7	Ashland OH		81.3
8	Oakland CA		147.7	8	Hattiesburg MS		81.4
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach CA		147.0	9	Memphis TN		81.8
10	New York (Queens) NY		146.4	10	Knoxville TN		82.5

    Texarkana USA                            86.2  

The Cost of Living Index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile. It is based on more than 90,000 prices covering 60 different items for which prices are collected quarterly by chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and university applied