{
 "dataset": "Price levels by state",
 "description": "How expensive each state is against the national average — all items, goods, housing (rents) and other services — as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.",
 "publisher": "How Much It Really Costs",
 "url": "https://howmuchitreallycosts.com/data#price-levels-by-state",
 "taxYear": 2026,
 "computedByPublisher": false,
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "US Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities by state (SARPP), 2023",
   "url": "https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SARPP.zip",
   "asOf": "2023-12-31"
  }
 ],
 "columns": [
  {
   "name": "state",
   "meaning": "Two-letter postal code"
  },
  {
   "name": "state_name",
   "meaning": "State or DC"
  },
  {
   "name": "all_items_index",
   "meaning": "100 = national average"
  },
  {
   "name": "goods_index",
   "meaning": "100 = national average"
  },
  {
   "name": "housing_index",
   "meaning": "Rents; 100 = national average"
  },
  {
   "name": "other_services_index",
   "meaning": "100 = national average"
  }
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "state": "AR",
   "state_name": "Arkansas",
   "all_items_index": 86.508,
   "goods_index": 92.135,
   "housing_index": 56.669,
   "other_services_index": 95.26
  },
  {
   "state": "MS",
   "state_name": "Mississippi",
   "all_items_index": 87.292,
   "goods_index": 94.873,
   "housing_index": 54.899,
   "other_services_index": 98.201
  },
  {
   "state": "SD",
   "state_name": "South Dakota",
   "all_items_index": 88.095,
   "goods_index": 96.069,
   "housing_index": 64.873,
   "other_services_index": 91.807
  },
  {
   "state": "OK",
   "state_name": "Oklahoma",
   "all_items_index": 88.286,
   "goods_index": 92.19,
   "housing_index": 65.005,
   "other_services_index": 95.414
  },
  {
   "state": "LA",
   "state_name": "Louisiana",
   "all_items_index": 88.345,
   "goods_index": 92.047,
   "housing_index": 65.091,
   "other_services_index": 95.349
  },
  {
   "state": "ND",
   "state_name": "North Dakota",
   "all_items_index": 88.572,
   "goods_index": 95.919,
   "housing_index": 69.363,
   "other_services_index": 90.401
  },
  {
   "state": "IA",
   "state_name": "Iowa",
   "all_items_index": 88.767,
   "goods_index": 95.07,
   "housing_index": 65.995,
   "other_services_index": 93.114
  },
  {
   "state": "WV",
   "state_name": "West Virginia",
   "all_items_index": 89.772,
   "goods_index": 95.721,
   "housing_index": 56.134,
   "other_services_index": 99.502
  },
  {
   "state": "KS",
   "state_name": "Kansas",
   "all_items_index": 89.965,
   "goods_index": 94.797,
   "housing_index": 68.577,
   "other_services_index": 94.098
  },
  {
   "state": "AL",
   "state_name": "Alabama",
   "all_items_index": 89.97,
   "goods_index": 95.064,
   "housing_index": 61.563,
   "other_services_index": 98.687
  },
  {
   "state": "MT",
   "state_name": "Montana",
   "all_items_index": 90.244,
   "goods_index": 94.29,
   "housing_index": 76.743,
   "other_services_index": 93.451
  },
  {
   "state": "NE",
   "state_name": "Nebraska",
   "all_items_index": 90.376,
   "goods_index": 95.26,
   "housing_index": 74.313,
   "other_services_index": 92.68
  },
  {
   "state": "NM",
   "state_name": "New Mexico",
   "all_items_index": 90.386,
   "goods_index": 95.413,
   "housing_index": 75.264,
   "other_services_index": 93.686
  },
  {
   "state": "KY",
   "state_name": "Kentucky",
   "all_items_index": 90.468,
   "goods_index": 95.059,
   "housing_index": 62.885,
   "other_services_index": 98.372
  },
  {
   "state": "WY",
   "state_name": "Wyoming",
   "all_items_index": 90.848,
   "goods_index": 94.829,
   "housing_index": 75.925,
   "other_services_index": 94.668
  },
  {
   "state": "ID",
   "state_name": "Idaho",
   "all_items_index": 91.425,
   "goods_index": 93.992,
   "housing_index": 86.728,
   "other_services_index": 93.049
  },
  {
   "state": "MO",
   "state_name": "Missouri",
   "all_items_index": 91.762,
   "goods_index": 97.699,
   "housing_index": 70.433,
   "other_services_index": 95.213
  },
  {
   "state": "OH",
   "state_name": "Ohio",
   "all_items_index": 91.812,
   "goods_index": 93.356,
   "housing_index": 72.08,
   "other_services_index": 97.808
  },
  {
   "state": "IN",
   "state_name": "Indiana",
   "all_items_index": 92.184,
   "goods_index": 94.829,
   "housing_index": 71.368,
   "other_services_index": 98.066
  },
  {
   "state": "TN",
   "state_name": "Tennessee",
   "all_items_index": 92.515,
   "goods_index": 94.775,
   "housing_index": 77.87,
   "other_services_index": 97.6
  },
  {
   "state": "WI",
   "state_name": "Wisconsin",
   "all_items_index": 93.097,
   "goods_index": 93.601,
   "housing_index": 78.278,
   "other_services_index": 98.214
  },
  {
   "state": "SC",
   "state_name": "South Carolina",
   "all_items_index": 93.177,
   "goods_index": 95.554,
   "housing_index": 80.469,
   "other_services_index": 97.404
  },
  {
   "state": "NC",
   "state_name": "North Carolina",
   "all_items_index": 94.139,
   "goods_index": 96.458,
   "housing_index": 80.837,
   "other_services_index": 98.136
  },
  {
   "state": "MI",
   "state_name": "Michigan",
   "all_items_index": 94.184,
   "goods_index": 95.385,
   "housing_index": 78.886,
   "other_services_index": 98.423
  },
  {
   "state": "UT",
   "state_name": "Utah",
   "all_items_index": 95.002,
   "goods_index": 93.018,
   "housing_index": 106.232,
   "other_services_index": 94.365
  },
  {
   "state": "VT",
   "state_name": "Vermont",
   "all_items_index": 96.635,
   "goods_index": 96.273,
   "housing_index": 82.013,
   "other_services_index": 101.378
  },
  {
   "state": "GA",
   "state_name": "Georgia",
   "all_items_index": 96.699,
   "goods_index": 98.332,
   "housing_index": 88.252,
   "other_services_index": 98.661
  },
  {
   "state": "NV",
   "state_name": "Nevada",
   "all_items_index": 96.98,
   "goods_index": 94.587,
   "housing_index": 113.327,
   "other_services_index": 94.105
  },
  {
   "state": "ME",
   "state_name": "Maine",
   "all_items_index": 97.097,
   "goods_index": 96.562,
   "housing_index": 80.445,
   "other_services_index": 103.025
  },
  {
   "state": "TX",
   "state_name": "Texas",
   "all_items_index": 97.175,
   "goods_index": 98.412,
   "housing_index": 97.436,
   "other_services_index": 96.419
  },
  {
   "state": "PA",
   "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
   "all_items_index": 97.5,
   "goods_index": 99.243,
   "housing_index": 85.787,
   "other_services_index": 99.138
  },
  {
   "state": "MN",
   "state_name": "Minnesota",
   "all_items_index": 98.417,
   "goods_index": 101.841,
   "housing_index": 90.622,
   "other_services_index": 99.335
  },
  {
   "state": "IL",
   "state_name": "Illinois",
   "all_items_index": 98.855,
   "goods_index": 100.879,
   "housing_index": 92.399,
   "other_services_index": 100.462
  },
  {
   "state": "DE",
   "state_name": "Delaware",
   "all_items_index": 99.253,
   "goods_index": 98.363,
   "housing_index": 98.942,
   "other_services_index": 99.682
  },
  {
   "state": "VA",
   "state_name": "Virginia",
   "all_items_index": 100.749,
   "goods_index": 100.298,
   "housing_index": 105.537,
   "other_services_index": 99.953
  },
  {
   "state": "AZ",
   "state_name": "Arizona",
   "all_items_index": 101.105,
   "goods_index": 97.472,
   "housing_index": 108.58,
   "other_services_index": 102.263
  },
  {
   "state": "CO",
   "state_name": "Colorado",
   "all_items_index": 101.382,
   "goods_index": 98.118,
   "housing_index": 130.532,
   "other_services_index": 96.241
  },
  {
   "state": "RI",
   "state_name": "Rhode Island",
   "all_items_index": 101.412,
   "goods_index": 96.766,
   "housing_index": 102.35,
   "other_services_index": 102.458
  },
  {
   "state": "AK",
   "state_name": "Alaska",
   "all_items_index": 101.715,
   "goods_index": 100.372,
   "housing_index": 96.643,
   "other_services_index": 103.313
  },
  {
   "state": "FL",
   "state_name": "Florida",
   "all_items_index": 103.452,
   "goods_index": 98.417,
   "housing_index": 123.063,
   "other_services_index": 101.207
  },
  {
   "state": "CT",
   "state_name": "Connecticut",
   "all_items_index": 103.689,
   "goods_index": 97.372,
   "housing_index": 116.815,
   "other_services_index": 102.639
  },
  {
   "state": "MD",
   "state_name": "Maryland",
   "all_items_index": 103.965,
   "goods_index": 102.939,
   "housing_index": 119.879,
   "other_services_index": 99.805
  },
  {
   "state": "OR",
   "state_name": "Oregon",
   "all_items_index": 104.721,
   "goods_index": 104.556,
   "housing_index": 108.96,
   "other_services_index": 104.199
  },
  {
   "state": "NH",
   "state_name": "New Hampshire",
   "all_items_index": 105.345,
   "goods_index": 100.113,
   "housing_index": 114.615,
   "other_services_index": 104.785
  },
  {
   "state": "NY",
   "state_name": "New York",
   "all_items_index": 107.626,
   "goods_index": 106.23,
   "housing_index": 121.919,
   "other_services_index": 103.943
  },
  {
   "state": "MA",
   "state_name": "Massachusetts",
   "all_items_index": 108.238,
   "goods_index": 102.413,
   "housing_index": 130.13,
   "other_services_index": 104.698
  },
  {
   "state": "WA",
   "state_name": "Washington",
   "all_items_index": 108.562,
   "goods_index": 106.679,
   "housing_index": 125.507,
   "other_services_index": 106.116
  },
  {
   "state": "HI",
   "state_name": "Hawaii",
   "all_items_index": 108.609,
   "goods_index": 106.907,
   "housing_index": 128.89,
   "other_services_index": 101.857
  },
  {
   "state": "NJ",
   "state_name": "New Jersey",
   "all_items_index": 108.883,
   "goods_index": 107.135,
   "housing_index": 134.101,
   "other_services_index": 103.638
  },
  {
   "state": "DC",
   "state_name": "District of Columbia",
   "all_items_index": 110.804,
   "goods_index": 105.87,
   "housing_index": 168.539,
   "other_services_index": 102.521
  },
  {
   "state": "CA",
   "state_name": "California",
   "all_items_index": 112.581,
   "goods_index": 107.53,
   "housing_index": 157.839,
   "other_services_index": 104.826
  }
 ]
}