Cost of Living Index for Charlotte North Carolina

Cost of Living Index

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COST OF LIVING INDEX

CITIES OF 400,000 TO 1,000,000 POPULATION
Second Quarter 2005

Rank	City	All Items Index
1	Oklahoma City, OK	87.6
2	Fort Worth, TX	89.3
3	Indianapolis, IN	91.2
4	Memphis, TN	91.4
5	Jacksonville, FL	91.7
6	Nashville-Davidson, TN	92.4
7	*Charlotte, NC*	*93.1*
8	El Paso, TX	93.4
9	Kansas City, MO-KS	95.6
10	Tucson, AZ	96.6
11	Austin, TX	97.1
12	Atlanta, GA	97.3
13	Hampton Roads/SE, VA	100.6
14	Cleveland, OH	102.0
15	Columbus, OH	102.7
16	Denver, CO	103.0
17	Las Vegas, NV	113.9
18	Portland, OR	115.6
19	Seattle, WA	116.4
20	Baltimore, MD	118.5
21	Fresno, CA	119.6
22	Boston, MA	137.4
23	Washington, DC	141.4
24	San Jose, CA	168.4
25	San Francisco, CA	179.5

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Census,
2000; ACCRA - Cost of Living Index, 2005 NOTE: Five cities within this population range did not report Cost of Living data to ACCRA.

SELECTED SOUTHERN CITIES
COST OF LIVING,
SECOND QUARTER, 2005

All Items Index	City	All Items Index	Grocery Index	Rank
1	Houston, TX	89.1	86.2	1
2	Winston-Salem, NC	90.7	100.1	9
3	*Charlotte, NC*	*93.1*	*101.9*	10
4	Raleigh, NC	93.3	99.9	8
5	Dallas, TX	94.4	96.2	5
6	Columbia, SC	94.5	94.6	4
7	Atlanta, GA	97.3	93.2	3
8	Tampa, FL	98.8	98.6	7
9	Orlando, FL	99.8	92.4	2
10	Asheville, NC	101.7	97.6	6

All Items Index	City	Housing Index	Rank	Utilities Index	Rank
1	Houston, TX	75.3	1	101.3	7
2	Winston-Salem, NC	77.2	3	92.4	5
3	Charlotte, NC	*76.7*	2	*78.0*	1
4	Raleigh, NC	80.4	5	102.4	9
5	Dallas, TX	79.4	4	112.6	10
6	Columbia, SC	87.7	6	101.5	8
7	Atlanta, GA	99.1	9	87.7	3
8	Tampa, FL	95.1	7	90.2	4
9	Orlando, FL	98.1	8	97.3	6
10	Asheville, NC	114.1	10	86.0	2

All Items Index	City	Trans. Index	Rank	Healthcare Index	Rank
1	Houston, TX	100.3	3	101.1	5
2	Winston-Salem, NC	94.2	2	108.6	9
3	*Charlotte, NC*	*102.1*	7	*106.5*	8
4	Raleigh, NC	100.8	5	99.5	3
5	Dallas, TX	102.9	8	101.9	7
6	Columbia, SC	88.4	1	109.5	10
7	Atlanta, GA	107.5	9	98.0	2
8	Tampa, FL	114.7	10	100.0	4
9	Orlando, FL	101.9	6	94.9	1
10	Asheville, NC	100.5	4	101.5	6

All Items Index	City	Mis. Goods & Serv.	Rank
1	Houston, TX	93.9	1
2	Winston-Salem, NC	94.9	2
3	*Charlotte, NC*	*103.9*	9
4	Raleigh, NC	96.3	3
5	Dallas, TX	97.9	5
6	Columbia, SC	97.9	5
7	Atlanta, GA	97.3	4
8	Tampa, FL	100.1	8
9	Orlando, FL	104.6	10
10	Asheville, NC	97.9	5

Source: ACCRA Inter-City Cost of Living Indicators 2nd Quarter 2005