Cost of Living Rankings

Top 25 metro areas by cost index

#	Metro	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
1	Monroe, LA	83.6	93.7	72.2	42.8
2	Eagle Pass, TX	83.8	93.8	81.9	53.7
3	Dothan, AL	83.8	96.4	84.3	46.9
4	Texarkana, TX-AR	84.0	93.7	79.3	49.9
5	Enid, OK *	84.3	93.8	74.4	51.4
6	Hammond, LA	84.5	93.7	71.0	48.2
7	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	84.8	93.7	72.6	52.3
8	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	84.8	96.4	85.8	47.7
9	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	85.1	93.7	71.3	51.3
10	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	85.4	96.2	89.0	51.7
11	Jackson, TN	85.5	96.2	72.6	56.6
12	Gadsden, AL	85.7	96.4	86.7	53.7
13	Alexandria, LA	85.7	93.7	71.1	53.7
14	Joplin, MO-KS	85.7	94.2	85.9	54.0
15	Hot Springs, AR	85.7	93.6	74.3	57.3
16	Lake Charles, LA	85.9	93.7	71.7	51.8
17	Jonesboro, AR	85.9	93.6	75.0	53.8
18	Fort Smith, AR-OK	85.9	93.6	73.8	53.4
19	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	85.9	93.8	81.2	55.9
20	Johnstown, PA	85.9	100.7	108.9	42.3
21	Lawton, OK	85.9	93.8	73.0	57.4
22	Anniston-Oxford, AL	85.9	96.4	87.1	54.7
23	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	86.0	93.8	81.2	57.7
24	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	86.1	94.2	85.6	56.4
25	Paducah, KY-IL	86.1	96.0	76.9	48.8