Cheapest US Metro Areas to Live

This list ranks all 387 US metro areas from the lowest to the highest overall cost-of-living index, using the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities data. Each metro is scored against a national average set at 100 — a metro at 90 is about 10% cheaper than the country as a whole. Figures currently reflect 2024 data, the most recent year published by the BEA. See the full US Cost of Living Rankings for the most expensive metros too.

Top 25 cheapest metros

Monroe, LA

16.4% below US average · rent index 42.8

83.6

Dothan, AL

16.2% below US average · rent index 46.9

83.8

Eagle Pass, TX

16.2% below US average · rent index 53.7

83.8

Texarkana, TX

16.0% below US average · rent index 49.9

Enid, OK

15.7% below US average · rent index 51.4

84.3

Hammond, LA

15.5% below US average · rent index 48.2

84.5

Florence, AL

15.2% below US average · rent index 47.7

84.8

Shreveport, LA

15.2% below US average · rent index 52.3

84.8

Houma, LA

14.9% below US average · rent index 51.3

85.1

Wildwood, FL

14.6% below US average · rent index 51.7

85.4

Jackson, TN

14.5% below US average · rent index 56.6

85.5

Alexandria, LA

14.3% below US average · rent index 53.7

85.7

Gadsden, AL

14.3% below US average · rent index 53.7

85.7

Hot Springs, AR

14.3% below US average · rent index 57.3

85.7

Joplin, MO

14.3% below US average · rent index 54

85.7

Anniston, AL

14.1% below US average · rent index 54.7

85.9

Fort Smith, AR

14.1% below US average · rent index 53.4

85.9

Johnstown, PA

14.1% below US average · rent index 42.3

85.9

Jonesboro, AR

14.1% below US average · rent index 53.8

85.9

Lake Charles, LA

14.1% below US average · rent index 51.8

85.9

Lawton, OK

14.1% below US average · rent index 57.4

85.9

McAllen, TX

14.1% below US average · rent index 55.9

85.9

Brownsville, TX

14.0% below US average · rent index 57.7

Cape Girardeau, MO

13.9% below US average · rent index 56.4

86.1

Paducah, KY

13.9% below US average · rent index 48.8

86.1

All 387 metro areas ranked

Rank	Metro	Overall RPP	vs US avg
1	Monroe, LA	83.6	−16.4%
2	Dothan, AL	83.8	−16.2%
3	Eagle Pass, TX	83.8	−16.2%
4	Texarkana, TX	84	−16.0%
5	Enid, OK	84.3	−15.7%
6	Hammond, LA	84.5	−15.5%
7	Florence, AL	84.8	−15.2%
8	Shreveport, LA	84.8	−15.2%
9	Houma, LA	85.1	−14.9%
10	Wildwood, FL	85.4	−14.6%
11	Jackson, TN	85.5	−14.5%
12	Alexandria, LA	85.7	−14.3%
13	Gadsden, AL	85.7	−14.3%
14	Hot Springs, AR	85.7	−14.3%
15	Joplin, MO	85.7	−14.3%
16	Anniston, AL	85.9	−14.1%
17	Fort Smith, AR	85.9	−14.1%
18	Johnstown, PA	85.9	−14.1%
19	Jonesboro, AR	85.9	−14.1%
20	Lake Charles, LA	85.9	−14.1%
21	Lawton, OK	85.9	−14.1%
22	McAllen, TX	85.9	−14.1%
23	Brownsville, TX	86	−14.0%
24	Cape Girardeau, MO	86.1	−13.9%
25	Paducah, KY	86.1	−13.9%
26	Kingsport, TN	86.4	−13.6%
27	Morristown, TN	86.4	−13.6%
28	St. Joseph, MO	86.4	−13.6%
29	Sioux City, IA	86.5	−13.5%
30	Grand Forks, ND	86.7	−13.3%
31	Grand Island, NE	86.7	−13.3%
32	Florence, SC	86.8	−13.2%
33	Laredo, TX	87	−13.0%
34	Minot, ND	87	−13.0%
35	Parkersburg, WV	87.1	−12.9%
36	Waterloo, IA	87.1	−12.9%
37	Decatur, AL	87.2	−12.8%
38	Lafayette, LA	87.2	−12.8%
39	Dubuque, IA	87.3	−12.7%
40	Youngstown, OH	87.4	−12.6%
41	Hattiesburg, MS	87.6	−12.4%
42	St. Cloud, MN	87.6	−12.4%
43	Albany, GA	87.7	−12.3%
44	Brunswick, GA	87.7	−12.3%
45	Farmington, NM	87.7	−12.3%
46	Tuscaloosa, AL	87.7	−12.3%
47	Watertown, NY	87.7	−12.3%
48	Terre Haute, IN	87.8	−12.2%
49	Auburn, AL	87.9	−12.1%
50	Johnson City, TN	87.9	−12.1%
51	Jefferson City, MO	88	−12.0%
52	Rocky Mount, NC	88	−12.0%
53	Sumter, SC	88	−12.0%
54	Cleveland, TN	88.1	−11.9%
55	Mobile, AL	88.1	−11.9%
56	Muncie, IN	88.1	−11.9%
57	Pinehurst, NC	88.3	−11.7%
58	Valdosta, GA	88.3	−11.7%
59	Wheeling, WV	88.3	−11.7%
60	Beckley, WV	88.4	−11.6%
61	Decatur, IL	88.4	−11.6%
62	Greenville, NC	88.4	−11.6%
63	Huntington, WV	88.4	−11.6%
64	Goldsboro, NC	88.5	−11.5%
65	Hickory, NC	88.5	−11.5%
66	Macon, GA	88.5	−11.5%
67	Owensboro, KY	88.6	−11.4%
68	Springfield, MO	88.6	−11.4%
69	Charleston, WV	88.7	−11.3%
70	Ames, IA	88.8	−11.2%
71	Duluth, MN	88.8	−11.2%
72	Topeka, KS	88.8	−11.2%
73	Mansfield, OH	88.9	−11.1%
74	Pocatello, ID	88.9	−11.1%
75	Wichita, KS	88.9	−11.1%
76	Cedar Rapids, IA	89	−11.0%
77	Jackson, MS	89	−11.0%
78	Weirton, WV	89	−11.0%
79	Davenport, IA	89.1	−10.9%
80	Rapid City, SD	89.2	−10.8%
81	Sierra Vista, AZ	89.2	−10.8%
82	Tulsa, OK	89.2	−10.8%
83	Columbus, GA	89.3	−10.7%
84	Sandusky, OH	89.3	−10.7%
85	Canton, OH	89.4	−10.6%
86	Columbia, MO	89.4	−10.6%
87	Little Rock, AR	89.4	−10.6%
88	Lynchburg, VA	89.4	−10.6%
89	Altoona, PA	89.5	−10.5%
90	Longview, TX	89.5	−10.5%
91	Wichita Falls, TX	89.5	−10.5%
92	Kokomo, IN	89.6	−10.4%
93	Lima, OH	89.7	−10.3%
94	Montgomery, AL	89.7	−10.3%
95	Dalton, GA	89.8	−10.2%
96	Victoria, TX	89.8	−10.2%
97	El Paso, TX	89.9	−10.1%
98	Beaumont, TX	90	−10.0%
99	Gulfport, MS	90	−10.0%
100	Bowling Green, KY	90.2	−9.8%
101	Las Cruces, NM	90.2	−9.8%
102	Lawrence, KS	90.2	−9.8%
103	Manhattan, KS	90.2	−9.8%
104	Rome, GA	90.2	−9.8%
105	Elkhart, IN	90.3	−9.7%
106	Abilene, TX	90.4	−9.6%
107	Oklahoma City, OK	90.4	−9.6%
108	Battle Creek, MI	90.5	−9.5%
109	Springfield, OH	90.5	−9.5%
110	Elizabethtown, KY	90.6	−9.4%
111	Sioux Falls, SD	90.6	−9.4%
112	Baton Rouge, LA	90.8	−9.2%
113	Rochester, MN	90.8	−9.2%
114	Clarksville, TN	90.9	−9.1%
115	Fargo, ND	90.9	−9.1%
116	Saginaw, MI	90.9	−9.1%
117	Bismarck, ND	91	−9.0%
118	College Station, TX	91	−9.0%
119	Erie, PA	91	−9.0%
120	Mankato, MN	91	−9.0%
121	Killeen, TX	91.1	−8.9%
122	Spartanburg, SC	91.1	−8.9%
123	Staunton, VA	91.1	−8.9%
124	Lewiston, ID	91.2	−8.8%
125	Peoria, IL	91.2	−8.8%
126	Lubbock, TX	91.3	−8.7%
127	Fayetteville, AR	91.4	−8.6%
128	Chattanooga, TN	91.5	−8.5%
129	Evansville, IN	91.5	−8.5%
130	Iowa City, IA	91.5	−8.5%
131	Toledo, OH	91.5	−8.5%
132	Birmingham, AL	91.6	−8.4%
133	Fond du Lac, WI	91.6	−8.4%
134	Lincoln, NE	91.6	−8.4%
135	Des Moines, IA	91.7	−8.3%
136	Michigan City, IN	91.7	−8.3%
137	Amarillo, TX	91.8	−8.2%
138	Jackson, MI	91.8	−8.2%
139	La Crosse, WI	91.8	−8.2%
140	Pueblo, CO	91.8	−8.2%
141	Augusta, GA	91.9	−8.1%
142	Bay City, MI	91.9	−8.1%
143	Midland, MI	91.9	−8.1%
144	Omaha, NE	91.9	−8.1%
145	Fayetteville, NC	92	−8.0%
146	Winston, NC	92	−8.0%
147	Jacksonville, NC	92.1	−7.9%
148	Twin Falls, ID	92.1	−7.9%
149	Memphis, TN	92.2	−7.8%
150	Rockford, IL	92.2	−7.8%
151	Tyler, TX	92.2	−7.8%
152	Williamsport, PA	92.3	−7.7%
153	Appleton, WI	92.4	−7.6%
154	Niles, MI	92.4	−7.6%
155	Kansas City, MO	92.5	−7.5%
156	Muskegon, MI	92.5	−7.5%
157	San Angelo, TX	92.5	−7.5%
158	Sebring, FL	92.5	−7.5%
159	Waco, TX	92.5	−7.5%
160	Fort Wayne, IN	92.6	−7.4%
161	Knoxville, TN	92.6	−7.4%
162	New Orleans, LA	92.6	−7.4%
163	Blacksburg, VA	92.7	−7.3%
164	Champaign, IL	92.7	−7.3%
165	Corpus Christi, TX	92.7	−7.3%
166	Dayton, OH	92.7	−7.3%
167	Slidell, LA	92.7	−7.3%
168	Springfield, IL	92.7	−7.3%
169	Utica, NY	92.7	−7.3%
170	Wausau, WI	92.7	−7.3%
171	Yuma, AZ	92.7	−7.3%
172	Eau Claire, WI	92.8	−7.2%
173	Binghamton, NY	92.9	−7.1%
174	Greensboro, NC	92.9	−7.1%
175	Lexington, KY	92.9	−7.1%
176	Oshkosh, WI	92.9	−7.1%
177	South Bend, IN	92.9	−7.1%
178	Columbus, IN	93	−7.0%
179	Flint, MI	93	−7.0%
180	Green Bay, WI	93.1	−6.9%
181	Huntsville, AL	93.1	−6.9%
182	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	93.1	−6.9%
183	Burlington, NC	93.2	−6.8%
184	Lebanon, PA	93.2	−6.8%
185	Athens, GA	93.3	−6.7%
186	Greenville, SC	93.3	−6.7%
187	Morgantown, WV	93.3	−6.7%
188	Akron, OH	93.4	−6.6%
189	Lafayette, IN	93.4	−6.6%
190	Traverse City, MI	93.4	−6.6%
191	Billings, MT	93.5	−6.5%
192	Bloomington, IL	93.5	−6.5%
193	Homosassa Springs, FL	93.5	−6.5%
194	Monroe, MI	93.5	−6.5%
195	Myrtle Beach, SC	93.6	−6.4%
196	Roanoke, VA	93.6	−6.4%
197	Scranton, PA	93.6	−6.4%
198	Columbia, SC	93.7	−6.3%
199	Janesville, WI	93.7	−6.3%
200	Casper, WY	93.8	−6.2%
201	Sherman, TX	93.8	−6.2%
202	Warner Robins, GA	93.8	−6.2%
203	Cleveland, OH	93.9	−6.1%
204	Hinesville, GA	93.9	−6.1%
205	Odessa, TX	93.9	−6.1%
206	Tallahassee, FL	93.9	−6.1%
207	Sheboygan, WI	94	−6.0%
208	Lake Havasu City, AZ	94.1	−5.9%
209	Hagerstown, MD	94.2	−5.8%
210	Elmira, NY	94.4	−5.6%
211	Idaho Falls, ID	94.4	−5.6%
212	Chambersburg, PA	94.6	−5.4%
213	Daphne, AL	94.7	−5.3%
214	Lewiston, ME	94.7	−5.3%
215	Pittsburgh, PA	94.7	−5.3%
216	San Antonio, TX	94.7	−5.3%
217	Kalamazoo, MI	94.8	−5.2%
218	Glens Falls, NY	94.9	−5.1%
219	Harrisonburg, VA	94.9	−5.1%
220	Lansing, MI	95	−5.0%
221	Bloomington, IN	95.1	−4.9%
222	Pittsfield, MA	95.1	−4.9%
223	St. Louis, MO	95.1	−4.9%
224	El Centro, CA	95.2	−4.8%
225	Ocala, FL	95.2	−4.8%
226	Savannah, GA	95.2	−4.8%
227	Cincinnati, OH	95.4	−4.6%
228	Gettysburg, PA	95.4	−4.6%
229	Albuquerque, NM	95.5	−4.5%
230	Columbus, OH	95.5	−4.5%
231	Grand Junction, CO	95.5	−4.5%
232	Grand Rapids, MI	95.5	−4.5%
233	Yakima, WA	95.5	−4.5%
234	Salisbury, MD	95.6	−4.4%
235	Helena, MT	95.7	−4.3%
236	Indianapolis, IN	95.7	−4.3%
237	Syracuse, NY	95.7	−4.3%
238	Buffalo, NY	95.8	−4.2%
239	Midland, TX	95.8	−4.2%
240	Logan, UT	95.9	−4.1%
241	Racine, WI	96	−4.0%
242	Vineland, NJ	96	−4.0%
243	York, PA	96	−4.0%
244	Springfield, MA	96.1	−3.9%
245	Nashville, TN	96.3	−3.7%
246	Kankakee, IL	96.4	−3.6%
247	Missoula, MT	96.4	−3.6%
248	Wilmington, NC	96.4	−3.6%
249	Asheville, NC	96.5	−3.5%
250	Bangor, ME	96.5	−3.5%
251	Cheyenne, WY	96.5	−3.5%
252	Winchester, VA	96.5	−3.5%
253	Gainesville, FL	96.7	−3.3%
254	Gainesville, GA	96.8	−3.2%
255	Great Falls, MT	96.8	−3.2%
256	State College, PA	96.8	−3.2%
257	Milwaukee, WI	96.9	−3.1%
258	Tucson, AZ	96.9	−3.1%
259	Crestview, FL	97	−3.0%
260	Rochester, NY	97	−3.0%
261	Lakeland, FL	97.1	−2.9%
262	Reading, PA	97.1	−2.9%
263	Charlotte, NC	97.3	−2.7%
264	Madison, WI	97.3	−2.7%
265	Panama City, FL	97.3	−2.7%
266	St. George, UT	97.3	−2.7%
267	Dover, DE	97.5	−2.5%
268	Longview, WA	97.5	−2.5%
269	Durham, NC	97.6	−2.4%
270	Pensacola, FL	97.7	−2.3%
271	Grants Pass, OR	97.8	−2.2%
272	Richmond, VA	97.9	−2.1%
273	Virginia Beach, VA	97.9	−2.1%
274	Hilton Head Island, SC	98	−2.0%
275	Austin, TX	98.1	−1.9%
276	Carson City, NV	98.1	−1.9%
277	Provo, UT	98.2	−1.8%
278	Raleigh, NC	98.2	−1.8%
279	Coeur d'Alene, ID	98.3	−1.7%
280	Lancaster, PA	98.3	−1.7%
281	Merced, CA	98.3	−1.7%
282	Prescott Valley, AZ	98.3	−1.7%
283	Sebastian, FL	98.3	−1.7%
284	Barnstable Town, MA	98.4	−1.6%
285	Boise City, ID	98.4	−1.6%
286	Walla Walla, WA	98.5	−1.5%
287	Houston, TX	98.6	−1.4%
288	Harrisburg, PA	98.7	−1.3%
289	Santa Fe, NM	98.8	−1.2%
290	Atlantic City, NJ	98.9	−1.1%
291	Charlottesville, VA	99.1	−0.9%
292	Deltona, FL	99.4	−0.6%
293	Jacksonville, FL	99.5	−0.5%
294	Albany, NY	99.6	−0.4%
295	Visalia, CA	99.8	−0.2%
296	Waterbury, CT	99.8	−0.2%
297	Allentown, PA	100	+0.0%
298	Palm Bay, FL	100	+0.0%
299	Atlanta, GA	100.1	+0.1%
300	Kennewick, WA	100.1	+0.1%
301	Amherst Town, MA	100.2	+0.2%
302	Greeley, CO	100.2	+0.2%
303	Las Vegas, NV	100.2	+0.2%
304	Port St. Lucie, FL	100.2	+0.2%
305	Detroit, MI	100.3	+0.3%
306	Flagstaff, AZ	100.3	+0.3%
307	Ogden, UT	100.3	+0.3%
308	Spokane, WA	100.3	+0.3%
309	Norwich, CT	100.4	+0.4%
310	Punta Gorda, FL	100.5	+0.5%
311	Colorado Springs, CO	100.7	+0.7%
312	Kingston, NY	100.7	+0.7%
313	Redding, CA	100.7	+0.7%
314	Lexington Park, MD	100.8	+0.8%
315	Ann Arbor, MI	100.9	+0.9%
316	Bakersfield, CA	100.9	+0.9%
317	Burlington, VT	100.9	+0.9%
318	Salt Lake City, UT	100.9	+0.9%
319	Tampa, FL	100.9	+0.9%
320	Charleston, SC	101	+1.0%
321	Reno, NV	101	+1.0%
322	Fort Collins, CO	101.1	+1.1%
323	Kenosha, WI	101.1	+1.1%
324	Chico, CA	101.2	+1.2%
325	Medford, OR	101.4	+1.4%
326	Orlando, FL	101.4	+1.4%
327	Eugene, OR	101.6	+1.6%
328	Hanford, CA	101.6	+1.6%
329	Providence, RI	101.8	+1.8%
330	Portland, ME	101.9	+1.9%
331	Albany, OR	102.1	+2.1%
332	Fresno, CA	102.2	+2.2%
333	Cape Coral, FL	102.3	+2.3%
334	Mount Vernon, WA	102.4	+2.4%
335	North Port, FL	102.4	+2.4%
336	Bozeman, MT	102.5	+2.5%
337	Worcester, MA	102.5	+2.5%
338	Philadelphia, PA	102.6	+2.6%
339	Hartford, CT	102.7	+2.7%
340	Dallas, TX	103.1	+3.1%
341	Fairbanks, AK	103.2	+3.2%
342	Naples, FL	103.2	+3.2%
343	Trenton, NJ	103.2	+3.2%
344	Bellingham, WA	103.3	+3.3%
345	Ithaca, NY	103.3	+3.3%
346	Phoenix, AZ	103.3	+3.3%
347	Bend, OR	103.6	+3.6%
348	Chicago, IL	103.6	+3.6%
349	Salem, OR	103.6	+3.6%
350	Olympia, WA	103.7	+3.7%
351	Wenatchee, WA	103.9	+3.9%
352	Corvallis, OR	104	+4.0%
353	Modesto, CA	104.1	+4.1%
354	Yuba City, CA	104.2	+4.2%
355	Baltimore, MD	104.5	+4.5%
356	New Haven, CT	104.6	+4.6%
357	Minneapolis, MN	104.8	+4.8%
358	Stockton, CA	105.1	+5.1%
359	Boulder, CO	105.2	+5.2%
360	Anchorage, AK	105.4	+5.4%
361	Portland, OR	105.4	+5.4%
362	Bremerton, WA	105.6	+5.6%
363	Manchester, NH	105.7	+5.7%
364	Denver, CO	105.8	+5.8%
365	Riverside, CA	106.4	+6.4%
366	Sacramento, CA	106.7	+6.7%
367	Bridgeport, CT	106.9	+6.9%
368	Santa Rosa, CA	107.8	+7.8%
369	Boston, MA	108.3	+8.3%
370	Vallejo, CA	108.5	+8.5%
371	San Luis Obispo, CA	108.6	+8.6%
372	Santa Maria, CA	108.8	+8.8%
373	Washington, DC	108.9	+8.9%
374	Salinas, CA	109	+9.0%
375	Kahului, HI	109.4	+9.4%
376	Kiryas Joel, NY	109.4	+9.4%
377	Santa Cruz, CA	109.9	+9.9%
378	San Jose, CA	110.4	+10.4%
379	Oxnard, CA	110.5	+10.5%
380	Urban Honolulu, HI	111	+11.0%
381	Seattle, WA	111.1	+11.1%
382	San Diego, CA	111.9	+11.9%
383	Napa, CA	112.6	+12.6%
384	New York, NY	112.6	+12.6%
385	Los Angeles, CA	113.6	+13.6%
386	Miami, FL	114.2	+14.2%
387	San Francisco, CA	115.6	+15.6%