Overall
- St. George
- 97.3
Diff +0.3 RPP
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin vs St. George
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. St. George is 0.3% more expensive than Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin.
0.3% more expensive
St. George, UT is 0.3% more expensive than Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 97.3 vs 97.0). A $100,000 salary in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin buys about the same as $100,299 in St. George; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 97.0 (Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin) vs 97.3 (St. George)
- $100k in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin ≈ $100,299 purchasing power in St. George
- Services drives the gap (-11.4 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair FL:UT 97.0→97.3
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE FL × UT
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
97.0
Cost Index
St. George
97.3
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL and St. George, UT are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.3 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: St. George is 11.4 points lower. But services move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a service-heavy household, test childcare, health, and other locally supplied costs before relying on rent alone. The BEA ratio converts $100,000 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin to $100,299 in St. George, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- St. George
- 96.4
Diff +0.2 RPP
Services
- St. George
- 77.7
Diff -11.4 RPP
Rents
- St. George
- 98.1
Diff +3.2 RPP
| Category | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin | St. George | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 97.0 | 97.3 | +0.3 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 96.4 | +0.2 |
| Services | 89.0 | 77.7 | -11.4 |
| Rents | 94.9 | 98.1 | +3.2 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 97.0
St. George 97.3
Goods
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 96.2
St. George 96.4
Services
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 89.0
St. George 77.7
Rents
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 94.9
St. George 98.1
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin and St. George share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 2.7 to 0.3 RPP points. St. George remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 17.9 points between the first and latest shared releases (29.3 to 11.4 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin RPP | St. George RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 95.8 | 98.5 | 2.7 points St. George higher |
| 2012 | 98.0 | 96.4 | 1.5 points Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin higher |
| 2016 | 96.8 | 99.2 | 2.4 points St. George higher |
| 2020 | 94.9 | 95.9 | 1.0 points St. George higher |
| 2024 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 0.3 points St. George higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin would need to be in St. George for the same purchasing power:
| In Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin | In St. George | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,149 | +$149 |
| $75,000 | $75,224 | +$224 |
| $100,000 | $100,299 | +$299 |
| $150,000 | $150,448 | +$448 |
$ in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin = in St. George
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (97.0 → 97.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is St. George more expensive than Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin?
St. George is 0.3% more expensive than Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin. The overall cost index is 97.3 vs 97.0 (national average = 100).
What salary in St. George equals $100K in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin?
A $100,000 salary in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin has the same purchasing power as $100,299 in St. George. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin and St. George?
Rents in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin are indexed at 94.9 while St. George is at 98.1 (national average = 100). St. George has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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