Some people move around more than others. It is true.
As for me, I’ve lived in Ohio for the greatest portion of my life. I’ve taken up residence in two other states for short periods of time — Indiana and South Carolina. But as I said, Ohio has been the most of me.
It has just happened that way with me.
But. For most people, when choosing a place to live, the cost of living matters. A whole big lot.
Some states offer an affordable lifestyle. And then there are the others who place serious pressure on people’s incomes. All the year around.
So, which is the most expensive state to live in?
Well, I’m here to tell you. Actually, this comes from a team of analysts working for Forbes. (They assessed the most recent data available from The Council for Community and Economic Research, KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator, and the United States Census Bureau.)
The figures they uncovered brought into focus a picture of people’s yearly expenses for housing, health care, taxes, food and transportation state by state.
So here they are. The Top Ten Most Expensive.
Hawaii – Cost of Living Index: 193.3
Massachusetts – Cost of Living Index: 145.9
California – Cost of Living Index: 142.2
District of Columbia – Cost of Living Index: 141.9
New York – Cost of Living Index: 148.2
Alaska – Cost of Living Index: 127.1
Maryland – Cost of Living Index: 117.8
New Jersey – Cost of Living Index: 114.2
Vermont – Cost of Living Index: 117.1
Washington – Cost of Living Index: 117.3
Connecticut – Cost of Living Index: 112.1
Rhode Island – Cost of Living Index: 110.4
Maine – Cost of Living Index: 109.2
Oregon – Cost of Living Index: 116.6
New Hampshire – Cost of Living Index: 115.1
Arizona – Cost of Living Index: 107.9
Colorado – Cost of Living Index: 105.6
Utah – Cost of Living Index: 103.4
Montana – Cost of Living Index: 103.1
Virginia – Cost of Living Index: 102.9
And just in case you were wondering. Here is a list of the 20 least expensive states to live in the United States (ranked from the most affordable to the least), based on the latest cost of living data:
Mississippi
Kansas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
West Virginia
Arkansas
Kentucky
South Dakota
Louisiana
North Carolina
Michigan
Texas
Wyoming
North Dakota
Ohio
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“The lack of money is the root of all evil.” – Mark Twain
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“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” – John C. Maxwell
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“It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you keep.” – Robert Kiyosaki
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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus
“You may not be able to avoid the cost of living, but you can certainly control how you live.” – Anonymous
