Overall
- Binghamton
- 92.9
Diff +0.2 RPP
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek vs Binghamton
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Binghamton is 0.2% more expensive than Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek.
0.2% more expensive
Binghamton, NY is 0.2% more expensive than Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 92.9 vs 92.7). A $100,000 salary in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek buys about the same as $100,182 in Binghamton; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 92.7 (Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek) vs 92.9 (Binghamton)
- $100k in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek ≈ $100,182 purchasing power in Binghamton
- Services drives the gap (+36.2 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair OH:NY 92.7→92.9
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE OH × NY
- 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.
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek
92.7
Cost Index
Binghamton
92.9
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH and Binghamton, NY are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.2 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: Binghamton is 36.2 points higher. But rents 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek to $100,182 in Binghamton, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Binghamton
- 99.7
Diff +6.1 RPP
Services
- Binghamton
- 131.6
Diff +36.2 RPP
Rents
- Binghamton
- 69.7
Diff -3.0 RPP
| Category | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek | Binghamton | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 92.7 | 92.9 | +0.2 |
| Goods | 93.6 | 99.7 | +6.1 |
| Services | 95.4 | 131.6 | +36.2 |
| Rents | 72.7 | 69.7 | -3.0 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 92.7
Binghamton 92.9
Goods
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 93.6
Binghamton 99.7
Services
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 95.4
Binghamton 131.6
Rents
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 72.7
Binghamton 69.7
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek and Binghamton share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap held broadly steady, moving from 1.0 to 0.2 RPP points. Binghamton remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 4.8 points between the first and latest shared releases (41.0 to 36.2 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek RPP | Binghamton RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.0 | 97.0 | 1.0 points Binghamton higher |
| 2012 | 93.1 | 94.9 | 1.8 points Binghamton higher |
| 2016 | 92.7 | 96.1 | 3.4 points Binghamton higher |
| 2020 | 91.8 | 96.9 | 5.1 points Binghamton higher |
| 2024 | 92.7 | 92.9 | 0.2 points Binghamton 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek would need to be in Binghamton for the same purchasing power:
| In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek | In Binghamton | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,091 | +$91 |
| $75,000 | $75,137 | +$137 |
| $100,000 | $100,182 | +$182 |
| $150,000 | $150,273 | +$273 |
$ in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek = in Binghamton
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (92.7 → 92.9), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Binghamton more expensive than Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek?
Binghamton is 0.2% more expensive than Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek. The overall cost index is 92.9 vs 92.7 (national average = 100).
What salary in Binghamton equals $100K in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek?
A $100,000 salary in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek has the same purchasing power as $100,182 in Binghamton. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek and Binghamton?
Rents in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek are indexed at 72.7 while Binghamton is at 69.7 (national average = 100). Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 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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