About Tri-Cities

Cost of Living

The Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas.  The average for all participating urban areas, both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan, equals 100, and each participant's index is read as a percentage of the average for all urban areas.

 

The following communities were selected based on similar populations and the presence of major research institutions.  The data is provided by ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Data for 3rd Quarter 2010, Published Noveber 2010.

 

 

  Composite Index Grocery Items Housing Utilities Transportation Health Care Misc. Goods & Services
Oakland, CA 144.0 116.2 211.5 95.9 118.8 121.3 121.6
Reno, NV 100.5 102.8 96.9 90.4 114.3 101.1 100.6
Los Alamos, NM 108.3 97.1 122.2 89.6 112.4 103.6 105.2
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 111.6 104.0 131.9 87.5 107.7 113.3 105.2
Seattle, WA 119.8 109.3 136.5 86.9 117.6 121.9 119.9
Spokane, WA 96.0 93.7 88.1 90.5 113.6 111.4 97.3
Yakima, WA 97.6 96.4 88.4 84.8 109.7 115.8 103.7
Tri-Cities, WA 94.5 90.5 88.8 84.9 108.9 110.9 96.8