Annual reportCost of Living2026
Annual Cost of Living Report 2026
What a household budget actually looks like across 51 US360 state hubs.
Updated Jul 9, 202614 min readPriya Raman
Research collection
Cost of Living
Price levels, household budgets and the gap between headline salary and take-home reality.
Reports
Cost of Living research
Annual reportCost of Living2027
Annual Cost of Living Report 2027
In production — publishing February 2027.
Upcoming — Feb 10, 2027
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State rankings in this collection
Most Affordable States
Where does an average household budget stretch furthest?
- 1Mississippi99.7
- 2Iowa95.8
- 3Kentucky95.1
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