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Overall 91.6 100
Food 98.1 100
Housing 78.8 100
Utilities 92.6 100
Health 102.2 100
Transportation 103.2 100
Miscellaneous 98.4 100
 
My hometown:

Overall: 84.4
Food: 97.9
Housing: 52.8
Utilities: 119.1
Health: 92.8
Transportation: 105.9
Miscellaneous: 100.3

Girlfriend's hometown:

Overall: 115.5
Food: 105.2
Housing: 132
Utilities: 105.6
Health: 108.8
Transportation: 112.8
Miscellaneous: 103.3
 
Northfield, MN

Overall 115.6 100
Food 97.3 100
Housing 122.4 100
Utilities 147.7 100
Health 122.9 100
Transportation 111.3 100
Miscellaneous 107 100

Seems about right...just a little above the national average.
 
Bridgeview, IL 60455
Overall 102.8
Food 105.3
Housing 91.8
Utilities 105.5
Health 116.5
Transportation 118.4
Miscellaneous 106.3
 
Manassas, VA 20112
Overall 154.8 100
Food 101.3 100
Housing 246.1 100
Utilities 98.9 100
Health 104.2 100
Transportation 117.4 100
Miscellaneous 99.5 100
 
Chicago, IL 60657
Overall 131.9
Food 105.3
Housing 172.7
Utilities 105.5
Health 116.5
Transportation 118.4
Miscellaneous 106.3
 
HAHAHA

Income Hammond IN Where I used to live:
$29,000
Average Home cost:
$90,900
Average Property Tax:
$8.92

Income Where I moved to, Dyer, TN:
$32,000
Average Home Cost:
$73,800
Average Property Tax:
$7.02

Huh, make more, and everything else is cheaper 😛
 
East of Tampa

Valrico, FL (33594) Live Weather:71 Degrees Sunny

COSTLIV Valrico, 33594 United States
Overall 109.9 100
Food 99 100
Housing 127.1 100
Utilities 101.5 100
Health 98 100
Transportation 100.7 100
Miscellaneous 101.2 100

HOUSING Valrico, 33594 United States

Apartment Rent $838 $653
Property Tax Rate $17.17 $0.00
Median Home Age 11.9 27.2
Median Home Cost $265,000 $208,500
Home Appreciation 19.05% 13.62%
Homes Owned 86.75% 64.07%
Homes Rented 10.23% 21.45%
Housing Vacant 3.02% 14.48%

ECONOMY Valrico, 33594 United States

Unemployment Rate 3.70% 5.00%
Recent Job Growth 4.14% 1.30%
Future Job Growth 21.31% 9.06%
Sales Taxes 7.00% 6.00%
Income Taxes 0.00% 5.02%
Household Income $66,611 $44,684
Income per Cap. $27,170 $24,020






 
COSTLIV Saint Louis, 63119 United States
Overall 100 100
Food 94.7 100
Housing 101.4 100
Utilities 88.4 100
Health 104.1 100
Transportation 106.4 100
Miscellaneous 101.5 100

These numbers in many ways don't make any sense; many of the numbers seem to be pulled from County data, like the Superfund thing, which as far as I know, there are NO sites in my zip, but I still rated a 10 - and that even seems quite low for the county.

One stat that caught me as funny:

HEALTH Saint Louis, 63119 United States
Physicians per Cap. 456.9 169.7

It's probably a county-wide thing, which would include several major medical centers & learning institutions. I don't think that number is correct for my zip.
 
Tupelo, MS

Tupelo, 38801
Overall 80
Food 96
Housing 55.9
Utilities 83.8
Health 89.3
Transportation 91.7
Miscellaneous 97.4

Generally, living in the rural South sucks, but the housing prices help make up for it.
 
Brownsville, 78526

Overall 77.4 100
Food 86.9 100
Housing 40.7 100
Utilities 104.6 100
Health 106.5 100
Transportation 99.5 100
Miscellaneous 101 100

not sure about this one, worst water anywhere....

Water Quality (100=best) 60 55

HOUSING Brownsville, 78526 United States
Apartment Rent $493 $653
Property Tax Rate $20.80 $0.00
Median Home Age 9.6 27.2
Median Home Cost $84,900 $208,500
Home Appreciation 3.90% 13.62%
Homes Owned 75.58% 64.07%
Homes Rented 19.80% 21.45%
Housing Vacant 4.62% 14.48%

RACE
White 84.23% 77.53%
Black 0.72% 12.35%
Asian 0.75% 3.58%
American Indian 0.18% 0.89%
Other 14.12% 5.65%
Hispanic 92.17% 12.73%

Percent Religious 52.84% 50.03%
Catholic 39.97% 21.92%
Protestant 10.31% 19.12%
LDS 0.83% 1.57%
Other Christian 1.54% 4.66%
Jewish 0.13% 2.16%
Eastern 0.04% 0.05%
Islam 0.00% 0.54%
 
Newark, DE (19711) Live Weather:48 Degrees Cloudy
COSTLIV Newark, 19711 United States
Overall 119 100
Food 108.4 100
Housing 141.5 100
Utilities 121.4 100
Health 111.8 100
Transportation 97.8 100
Miscellaneous 102.3 100
 
La Crosse, WI
Overall..............88.7
Food.................96.9
Housing.............64.1
Utilities..............123.4
Health...............108.2
Transportation...101.5
Miscellaneous.....98.5

The housing market here is extremely depressed right now, as you can tell.
 
Originally posted by: ZetaEpyon
La Crosse, WI
Overall..............88.7
Food.................96.9
Housing.............64.1
Utilities..............123.4
Health...............108.2
Transportation...101.5
Miscellaneous.....98.5

The housing market here is extremely depressed right now, as you can tell.
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Buy some investment properties.
 
This thing is totally off. How old data are they using? From 1990? Apartment rent $1133? I WISH I could find a hole in the wall for that price! It's minimum $2400 around here.
 
COSTLIV
Overall 85.9
Food 96.1
Housing 61.1

This thing seems a little fishy, a larger city by where I live where I know houses cost more, has a cost of living of 47.3.
 
Originally posted by: scott
Inspired by mjuszczak's "should I move to Boston?" thread where he gives a link to "Sperling's Best Places" database.

Plug your zip code in
Here
& then click "Cost of Living."

Post how your costs compare to the US national average for "Overall," "Food," & "Housing":

Mine:
  • INDEX..................Central Calif....US Average
  • Overall........................605.0.........100
  • Food...........................114.9.........100
  • Housing..................1,485.6.........100
Please say where you are.
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COSTLIV Beverly Hills, 90210 United States
Overall 465.2
Food 112.3
Housing 1095
Utilities 116
Health 118.8
Transportation 109
Miscellaneous 106.8






 

We make Camry's here:

Georgetown, KY (40324) Live Weather:42 Degrees Partly Cloudy
COSTLIV Georgetown, 40324 United States
Overall 89.3 100
Food 102.3 100
Housing 72.6 100
Utilities 97.8 100
Health 97.5 100
Transportation 96.1 100
Miscellaneous 97.8 100
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I don't live there but Sugarland TX was voted one of the best places to live in the country:

Sugar Land, TX (77478) Live Weather:73 Degrees Mostly Cloudy
COSTLIV Sugar Land, 77478 United States
Overall 93.5 100
Food 95.3 100
Housing 81.2 100
Utilities 104.5 100
Health 112.4 100
Transportation 103 100
Miscellaneous 98.5 100
 
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