Publisher
These editors set how plaincost sources, computes, and frames its cost-of-living data. The team below owns the methodology, data framing, and corrections process behind every figure published here.
- PlainCost
Cost-of-living data publisher
PlainCost is a data publisher that examines cost-of-living trends in metro areas using public Bureau of Economic Analysis data. It compiles, verifies, and contextualizes Regional Price Parities releases in plain-language formats for relocators, journalists, and researchers. PlainCost does not accept payment from entities it covers.
View profile →
plaincost is a data-journalism publisher: we compile public datasets, verify them against their official sources, and present them in plain language. Editorial standards, sourcing, and how we handle corrections are described on our about and methodology pages.
Download the compiled Regional Price Parities extract cited on this page: regional-price-parities.csv (CC BY 4.0). Method notes live on /methodology and /data.