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Moving on Up Index – Best places to make ends meet
Area Mean Cost of living COL as % of Salary
Ocala, FL MSA $33,360 $29,684 89.0
Pine Bluff, AR MSA $31,790 $28,409 89.4
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA $31,480 $28,410 90.2
Jonesboro, AR MSA $30,120 $27,414 91.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA $35,560 $32,625 91.7
Florence, AL MSA $29,940 $27,508 91.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA $35,090 $32,341 92.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA $34,660 $32,067 92.5
Pensacola, FL MSA $34,640 $32,212 93.0
Panama City, FL MSA $33,840 $31,558 93.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA $31,180 $29,096 93.3
Dothan, AL MSA $33,000 $30,811 93.4
Huntsville, AL MSA $43,260 $40,458 93.5
Pocatello, ID MSA $34,630 $32,384 93.5
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA $36,870 $34,540 93.7
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA $36,760 $34,655 94.3
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA $43,140 $40,765 94.5
Anniston, AL MSA $32,420 $30,659 94.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA $31,690 $29,964 94.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA $35,750 $33,871 94.7
Gadsden, AL MSA $30,730 $29,256 95.2
Dover, DE MSA $36,790 $35,180 95.6
Naples, FL MSA $37,610 $35,956 95.6
Decatur, AL MSA $33,340 $32,388 97.1
Gainesville, FL MSA $38,290 $37,265 97.3
Merced, CA MSA $36,210 $35,255 97.4
Albany, GA MSA $32,960 $32,197 97.7
Athens, GA MSA $35,170 $34,505 98.1
Daytona Beach, FL MSA $33,160 $32,521 98.1
Punta Gorda, FL MSA $34,820 $34,220 98.3
Tallahassee, FL MSA $37,790 $37,190 98.4
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA $35,260 $34,741 98.5
Yuma, AZ MSA $30,280 $29,864 98.6
Mobile, AL MSA $34,380 $33,940 98.7
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA $33,240 $32,798 98.7
Montgomery, AL MSA $34,880 $34,513 98.9
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA $39,230 $38,935 99.2
Savannah, GA MSA $35,520 $35,317 99.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA $37,530 $37,367 99.6
Orlando, FL MSA $36,330 $36,242 99.8
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA $35,980 $35,985 100.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA $36,810 $36,888 100.2
Boise City, ID MSA $37,420 $37,521 100.3
Bakersfield, CA MSA $38,150 $38,252 100.3
Macon, GA MSA $34,260 $34,423 100.5
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA $33,700 $34,135 101.3
Yuba City, CA MSA $40,020 $40,537 101.3
Birmingham, AL MSA $37,700 $38,242 101.4
Tucson, AZ MSA $37,860 $38,429 101.5
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA $36,870 $37,701 102.3
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA $36,440 $37,318 102.4
Jacksonville, FL MSA $37,690 $38,689 102.7
Colorado Springs, CO MSA $40,960 $42,309 103.3
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA $35,640 $36,822 103.3
Miami, FL PMSA $39,270 $40,556 103.3
Pueblo, CO MSA $34,240 $35,420 103.4
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA $38,990 $40,481 103.8
Fresno, CA MSA $38,180 $39,706 104.0
Modesto, CA MSA $38,560 $40,359 104.7
Atlanta, GA MSA $42,170 $44,223 104.9
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA $39,270 $41,233 105.0
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA $33,370 $35,180 105.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA $39,250 $41,356 105.4
Redding, CA MSA $38,120 $40,267 105.6
Columbus, GA-AL MSA $33,210 $35,369 106.5
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA $38,360 $40,935 106.7
Greeley, CO PMSA $37,090 $39,699 107.0
Chicago, IL PMSA $45,710 $49,199 107.6
Denver, CO PMSA $45,610 $49,100 107.7
Grand Junction, CO MSA $36,550 $39,418 107.8
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA $45,730 $49,340 107.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA $39,960 $43,227 108.2
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA $39,980 $43,544 108.9
Sacramento, CA PMSA $45,010 $49,271 109.5
Yolo County, CA PMSA $45,010 $49,271 109.5
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA $39,290 $43,170 109.9
Hartford, CT MSA $48,650 $54,574 112.2
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA $42,630 $48,338 113.4
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA $45,930 $52,668 114.7
Waterbury, CT PMSA $41,710 $47,914 114.9
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA $43,440 $50,104 115.3
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA $41,140 $47,447 115.3
Ventura, CA PMSA $45,010 $51,980 115.5
Bridgeport, CT PMSA $53,050 $61,441 115.8
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA $53,050 $61,441 115.8
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA $45,370 $52,605 115.9
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA $54,840 $64,170 117.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA $45,390 $53,159 117.1
San Diego, CA MSA $45,210 $53,355 118.0
Anchorage, AK MSA $46,730 $55,340 118.4
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA $50,780 $60,156 118.5
Orange County, CA PMSA $45,820 $54,403 118.7
Oakland, CA PMSA $51,220 $62,521 122.1
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA $42,160 $51,577 122.3
Danbury, CT PMSA $44,390 $55,006 123.9
Salinas, CA MSA $39,850 $49,355 123.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA $43,260 $54,434 125.8
San Jose, CA PMSA $61,720 $83,070 134.6
San Francisco, CA PMSA $57,810 $80,670 139.5
Honolulu, HI MSA $41,250 $57,665 139.8

Currency: U.S. Dollars  |  Last Update: May 21, 2008 |  Total Enterprises in Survey: 3,685  |  | Source: ERI Economic Research Instititue



 



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The percentages under 100% show that the mean salary exceeds the average cost of living for a renter in that city. The ”Moving on Up Index” examines cost of living data for a renter and mean salary across the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

The percentages under 100% show that the mean salary exceeds the average cost of living for a renter in that city. Salary figures are derived from OES data, and COL data are derived from SalariesReview.com’s patented online survey database.

Estimates presented in the ”Moving On Up Index” are current as of August 2008.

Exact methodologies area available at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/methods_statement.pdf and http://www.salariesreview.com/PDF/Methodology_COL.pdf

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