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Cost of Living
 

Annual Average 2008

 
Cost of Living Comparison
Selected Comparable Urban Areas
(U.S. Average = 100.00)
 
 
Composite
Index

Grocery
Housing
Utilities
Health
Care
Population US Census 2000 ('000)
Anderson, SC
91.7
  
99.4
80.5
99.0
97.5
165.7
Valdosta GA
93.1
  
104.3
83.7
82.1
102.6
119.6
Decatur AL
89.2
  
98.5
74.4
83.7
89.5
145.9
Florence AL
89.9
  
95.3
79.3
85.0
83.6
142.9
Punta Gorda FL
95.4
  
100.5
83.6
95.5
100.1
141.6
 
 
State Comparison
 
 
Composite
Index

Grocery
Housing
Utilities
Health
Care
Cape Coral-Ft Myers
99.6
  
99.3
101.1
90.0
92.7
Jacksonville
97.1
  
100.2
88.4
87.4
99.1
Orlando
101.0
  
101.5
89.9
102.1
96.3
Sarasota
107.2
  
101.9
123.0
91.7
107.1
St Petersburg
95.6
  
100.8
89.0
107.1
92.5
Tampa
97.3
  
98.5
88.2
96.5
93.7
Punta Gorda MSA
95.4
  
100.5
83.6
95.5
100.1
 
Source:  C2ER (formerly ACCRA) Cost of Living Index
 
The Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly ACCRA) Cost of Living Index measures differences between areas in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile.  It is based on more than 60 items for which prices are collected quarterly by the Economic Development Office.
 
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