The higher the cost of living in a state, the harder it can be to make ends meet. This metric is determined using regional price parity data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which measures ...

The cost of living is the amount of money households need to cover the basic expenses of life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the consumer price index, a list of prices consumers pay for ...

Core cost of living data is from The Cost of Living Index - COLI from the Council for Community and Economic Research. Price collection by city is conducted in strict conformance with standard ...

Los Angeles and Orange counties ran at a 3% annual rate in March. In the Inland Empire, prices rose 2.5%. Nationally, 2.4%.

On its surface, Utah has the eighth-highest median household income. However, after adjusting for regional cost of living — a step researchers say is necessary to get a full picture — Utah’s ...