

Cost of Living
Cost of Living Indicators
Comparing Jackson to 10 Selected Cities
Note: 100 represents the average of the country's participating major markets
|
Area
|
Composite
|
Grocery
|
Housing
|
Utilities
|
| Atlanta, GA |
98.0
|
98.1
|
93.5
|
91.5
|
| Washington, D.C. |
137
|
108.5
|
214.6 |
111.1
|
| Dallas, TX |
90.9
|
100.2
|
69.0
|
98.3
|
| Huntsville, AL |
91.3
|
92.2
|
80.4
|
85.6
|
| Raleigh, NC |
99.1
|
102.3
|
97.3
|
90.2
|
| Jackson, TN |
89.9
|
95.6
|
74.6
|
101.5
|
| San Francisco , CA |
166.4
|
127.5
|
282.9
|
87.3
|
| Louisville, KY |
96.7
|
87.5
|
90.9
|
112.1
|
| Memphis, TN, AR, MS Metro |
88.2
|
88.0
|
77.6
|
83.6
|
| Murfreesboro, TN |
92.5
|
96.3
|
74.7
|
97.2
|
| New York City, NY |
213.0
|
164.9
|
397.5
|
151.6
|
|
Area
|
Trans.
|
Healthcare
|
Misc Goods/
Services |
| Atlanta, GA |
|
101.4
|
100.9
|
| Washington, D.C. |
107.9
|
110.2
|
104.3
|
| Dallas, TX |
102.6
|
106.0
|
97.9
|
| Huntsville, AL |
95.8
|
94.8
|
108.2
|
| Raleigh, NC |
95.4
|
102.7
|
102.7
|
| Jackson, TN |
96.3
|
91.2
|
95.5
|
| San Francisco, CA |
113.5
|
120.4
|
130.7
|
| Louisville, KY |
108.7
|
96.3
|
97.1
|
| Memphis, TN |
90.0
|
94.9
|
96.8
|
| Murfreesboro, TN |
103.6
|
104.4
|
99.5
|
| New York City, NY |
117.8
|
129.6
|
137.5
|
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Third Quarter 2007