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PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release
August 30, 2024

PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release COST OF LIVING INDEX Among the 251 urban areas that participated in the second quarter of the 2024 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 […]

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County Cost of Living Index and Median Household Income: How Cost of Living Differences Affect Real Earnings
August 3, 2022

The decision to move to a new city for a bigger salary may seem like a no-brainer, but how far will that extra money go? It is undeniable that larger metro areas like New York and Los Angeles offer better opportunities for higher paying jobs, but jobseekers should not only consider the size of their […]

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Will the $600 Stimulus Cover Housing Costs?
January 21, 2021

With the newly released Quarter 4, 2020 Cost of Living Index, C2ER researchers looked at what metro areas have rental and home mortgage payments where the $600 stimulus would cover one month of housing expenses. Geographically these cities are focused in the South and Midwest. Amarillo, TX is the only city in the table below […]

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2018 Annual Average Cost of Living Index Release
February 5, 2019

COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2007, C2ER has annually published an unweighted average of prices accumulated from the previous three quarters. This analysis uses average prices submitted for the first three quarters of 2018. Among the 270 urban areas that participated in the 2018 Cost of Living Index, […]

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Quarter 3, 2018 Cost of Living Index Release
November 7, 2018

COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE Among the 268 urban areas that participated in the third quarter 2018 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 almost 25 percent below the national average in Harlingen, TX.   […]

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Quarter 2, 2018 Cost of Living Index Release
September 13, 2018

COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE Among the 259 urban areas that participated in the second quarter 2018 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 almost 25 percent below the national average in Harlingen, TX.   […]

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