* Riverside, California is among the 20 most populous MSAs, but did not submit COLI data.
Source: Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), Cost of Living Index, ‘23 Annual Average (Data based on a survey of 276 urban areas, published January ‘24).
Houston has the third lowest living costs among the most populous U.S. metro areas, according to the C2ER Cost of Living Index 2023 Annual Average. Houston’s living costs are 5.9 percent below the nationwide average and 29.2 percent below the average of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas.
* Metro areas represented by most dominant urban area. Riverside, California is among the 20 most populous MSAs, but did not submit COLI data.
Source: Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), Cost of Living Index, ‘23 Annual Average (Data based on a survey of 276 urban areas, published January ‘24).
Prepared by Greater Houston Partnership Research
Aaron Brown
Senior Analyst, Research
abrown@houston.org
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