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ACCRA Cost of Living Index
Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Fourth Quarter, 2006
The Cost of Living Index compiles costs of consumer products on a quarterly basis. Currently, the cost of living in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater region is 5.0 percent higher than the average of all 274 urban areas participating in the survey. The average cost of living of all the cities participating in the survey is always scaled to equal 100. The purpose of the index is to compare living costs in a particular location to this average. The index cannot, however, be used to compare changes in costs over time, as the cities participating in the survey change each quarter. Think of the index in terms of percentages. The average cost of living of all cities participating in the survey is 100 percent of itself.
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City |
100%
Composite Index |
13%
Grocery
Items |
28%
Housing |
10%
Utilities |
10%
Trans-
portation |
4%
Health
Care |
35%
Misc. Goods &
Services |
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Average of Cities Participating in the Survey this Quarter |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA |
105.0 |
109.7 |
98.3 |
94.4 |
113.0 |
119.7 |
107.8 |
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Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA |
97.5 |
100.9 |
85.3 |
91.9 |
115.2 |
118.7 |
100.0 |
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Spokane, WA |
97.9 |
100.3 |
88.1 |
85.5 |
113.6 |
108.8 |
102.7 |
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Tacoma, WA |
112.5 |
121.8 |
123.0 |
100.2 |
103.9 |
119.6 |
105.9 |
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Bellingham, WA |
115.7 |
110.3 |
147.9 |
88.3 |
114.2 |
111.9 |
100.7 |
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Portland, OR |
121.1 |
113.4 |
135.0 |
106.0 |
120.4 |
109.9 |
118.6 |
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Klamath Falls, OR |
99.7 |
103.8 |
86.1 |
105.6 |
110.7 |
101.4 |
104.1 |
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New York
(Manhattan), NY |
214.7 |
152.5 |
394.0 |
151.2 |
128.2 |
131.0 |
146.7 |
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Atlanta, GA |
95.6 |
99.1 |
92.0 |
85.9 |
100.4 |
105.2 |
97.4 |
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Chicago, IL |
109.8 |
103.5 |
124.0 |
109.8 |
110.5 |
108.8 |
100.7 |
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Denver, CO |
103.4 |
103.5 |
107.9 |
102.3 |
99.2 |
107.5 |
100.7 |
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Sources: ACCRA - The Council for Community and Economic Research; Thurston Regional Planning Council. |
For more information contact: Holly Gilbert, Thurston Regional Planning Council, (360) 956-7575 or info@trpc.org.
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