Most Expensive States To Live In? Sorry but New England Has 4 in the Top 10
Everything is costing more nowadays and it’s clear that New England is feeling the squeeze a little more than most other regions of the country since we’re already dang expensive…
Everything is costing more nowadays and it's clear that New England is feeling the squeeze a little more than most other regions of the country since we're already dang expensive to begin with!
World Population Review just released their 2023 report of Most Expensive States in the Country to live in and New England eats up 4 of the Top 10 Most Expensive slots.
Things such as housing and transportation costs, proximity to resources, childcare costs and local taxes were figured in to compiling the list.
If you're looking for Econo-living time to move to Mississippi, who finished atop the Cheapest States to live in.
Here comes the complete list - and if you want some good news, even though we're paying out our noses to live here we actually live longer than most of the rest of the country. For more on that CLICK HERE and feel immortal (you're not BTW).
#50 - The CHEAPEST State
Mississippi
Overall Cost Index: 83.3
#49
Kansas
Overall Cost Index: 86.5
#48 (tie)
Oklahoma
Overall Cost Index: 87.9
#48 (tie)
Alabama
Overall Cost Index: 87.9
#46
Georgia
Overall Cost Index: 88.8
#45
Tennessee
Overall Cost Index: 89.0
#44
Missouri
Overall Cost Index: 89.8
#43
Iowa
Overall Cost Index: 89.9
#42
West Virginia
Overall Cost Index: 90.5
#41
Indiana
Overall Cost Index: 90.6
#40
Arkansas
Overall Cost Index: 90.9
#39
New Mexico
Overall Cost Index: 91.0
#38 (tie)
Ohio
Overall Cost Index: 91.3
#38 (tie)
Michigan
Overall Cost Index: 91.3
#36
Texas
Overall Cost Index: 92.1
#35
Louisiana
Overall Cost Index: 93.0
#34
Kentucky
Overall Cost Index: 93.1
#33
South Carolina
Overall Cost Index: 93.6
#32
Nebraska
Overall Cost Index: 93.7
#31 (tie)
Wyoming
Overall Cost Index: 94.3
#31 (tie)
Illinois
Overall Cost Index: 94.3
#29
North Carolina
Overall Cost Index: 95.7
#28
Wisconsin
Overall Cost Index: 96.4
#27
North Dakota
Overall Cost Index: 98.2
#26
Utah
Overall Cost Index: 99.0
#25
Minnesota
Overall Cost Index: 100.0
#24
Florida
Overall Cost Index: 100.3
#23
Montana
Overall Cost Index: 100.7
#22
South Dakota
Overall Cost Index: 101.0
#21
Virginia
Overall Cost Index: 101.8
#20
Idaho
Overall Cost Index: 102.1
#19
Pennsylvania
Overall Cost Index: 102.5
#18
Arizona
Overall Cost Index: 103.2
#17
Colorado
Overall Cost Index: 105.3
#16
Nevada
Overall Cost Index: 106.3
#15
Delaware
Overall Cost Index: 107.9
#14
New Hampshire
Overall Cost Index: 109.9
#13
Washington
Overall Cost Index: 111.6
#12
Maine
Overall Cost Index: 115.0
#11
New Jersey
Overall Cost Index: 115.2
#10
Vermont
Overall Cost Index: 117.0
#9
Rhode Island
Overall Cost Index: 117.2
#8
Connecticut
Overall Cost Index: 121.6
#7
Maryland
Overall Cost Index: 124.0
#6
Alaska
Overall Cost Index: 127.1
#5
Oregon
Overall Cost Index: 130.1
#4
MASSACHUSETTS
Overall Cost Index: 135.0
#3
California
Overall Cost Index: 142.2
#2
New York
Overall Cost Index: 148.2
#1 - THE Most Expensive State
HAWAII
Overall Cost Index: 193.3 (Not... even... close.)
