Affordable Living
The cost of living in Northern Colorado cities reflects the national average.
(The median cost of living in the United States is 100.) The American Chamber of
Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA) lists the Third Quarter 2007
composite Cost of Living Index for Loveland, CO at 94.1.
ACCRA Cost of Living Index Third Quarter 2007
City
Composite Index
Grocery Items
Housing
Utilities
Transportation
Health Care
Misc. Goods & Services
Phoenix, AZ
100.9
104.6
100.7
94.5
94.1
101.0
103.4
San Diego, CA
138.9
111.3
224.2
104.7
106.1
117.3
102.6
Denver, CO
105.0
104.7
109.3
101.8
96.6
107.9
104.6
Loveland MSA, CO
94.1
100.9
78.4
93.7
99.8
98.6
102.0
Atlanta, GA
98.0
98.1
93.5
91.5
105.3
101.4
100.9
Chicago, IL
109.9
109.6
122.9
107.5
112.8
106.2
100.0
Boston, MA
136.8
120.5
167.8
141.4
103.6
139.9
125.9
Kansas City, MO-KS
96.5
88.2
89.2
104.2
103.4
97.6
101.2
Omaha, NE
88.2
86.3
76.3
87.2
104.4
94.6
93.4
Albuquerque, NM
97.8
101.5
100.1
87.0
99.6
98.0
97.2
New York, NY (Manhattan)
213.0
164.9
397.5
151.6
117.8
129.6
137.5
Portland, OR
121.7
130.6
134.1
103.1
108.2
106.9
119.5
Austin, TX
95.7
90.3
81.2
96.2
99.7
96.9
107.8
Salt Lake City, UT
100.9
103.0
98.3
86.6
102.8
102.0
105.6
Spokane, WA
95.0
97.8
84.4
86.2
108.3
106.7
99.7
Cheyenne, WY
99.9
109.7
103.8
90.5
95.8
98.3
97.2
Source: American Chamber of Commerce Research Association (ACCRA), "Cost of Living Index", THIRD QUARTER 2007 (Unless otherwise indicated). Published November 2007.
Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating
cities, as compared with the national average of 100 for all participating cities (metropolitan and non-metropolitan).DATA DOWNLOADS
ACCRA Cost of Living 3rd Qrt 2007
