U.S. Cost of Living Percentile Calculator
Compare a state and metropolitan area with official 2024 BEA Regional Price Parities.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities
Humanlytic ranks 50 states plus the District of Columbia and 387 metropolitan statistical areas using BEA’s 2024 all-items RPP values, released February 19, 2026. BEA supplies the RPP values; Humanlytic calculates the displayed percentiles.
What this calculator measures
Compare a state and metropolitan area with official 2024 BEA Regional Price Parities. The comparison uses the reference population and evidence identified on this page.
How to interpret your result
A higher cost-of-living percentile means the selected location is more expensive than a larger share of comparable locations in the source dataset. The underlying index is a regional comparison, not a personalized household budget.
How this works
Evidence quality
Direct published benchmarks
Method
Humanlytic counts the states or metropolitan areas with a lower 2024 BEA all-items Regional Price Parity, divides that count by all comparable locations in the respective table, and rounds the result to a whole percentile. Equal RPP values receive the same lower-count percentile.
Data source
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2024
Limitations
Regional Price Parities compare overall regional price levels with the U.S. average of 100. They do not measure household spending, income, inflation over time, or affordability after local wages. Metro records represent metropolitan statistical areas, not city limits.