Overall
Diff -3.5 RPP
Prescott Valley-Prescott vs San Antonio-New Braunfels
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. San Antonio-New Braunfels is 3.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott.
3.6% less expensive
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 3.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 94.7 vs 98.3). A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott buys about the same as $96,398 in San Antonio-New Braunfels; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 98.3 (Prescott Valley-Prescott) vs 94.7 (San Antonio-New Braunfels)
- $100k in Prescott Valley-Prescott ≈ $96,398 purchasing power in San Antonio-New Braunfels
- Services drives the gap (-9.3 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair AZ:TX 98.3→94.7
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE AZ × TX
- SERVICES-LED Services-led gap
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-SHIFT PP shift
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.
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
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.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 3.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 3.5-point overall gap.
Services leads the difference, with San Antonio-New Braunfels 9.3 points lower than Prescott Valley-Prescott. Goods, services, and rents all point in the same broad direction, making the headline comparison more transferable across household types.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
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 Prescott Valley-Prescott to $96,398 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, but it is not a personal spending weight.
How the Price Gap Changed
Prescott Valley-Prescott and San Antonio-New Braunfels share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 6.9 to 3.5 RPP points. Prescott Valley-Prescott remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 22.3 points between the first and latest shared releases (13.0 to 9.3 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Prescott Valley-Prescott RPP | San Antonio-New Braunfels RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 103.0 | 96.1 | 6.9 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2012 | 96.5 | 97.4 | 0.9 points San Antonio-New Braunfels higher |
| 2016 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 0.4 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2020 | 93.2 | 96.8 | 3.6 points San Antonio-New Braunfels higher |
| 2024 | 98.3 | 94.7 | 3.5 points Prescott Valley-Prescott 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.
Category Breakdown
Goods
Diff -2.5 RPP
Services
Diff -9.3 RPP
Rents
Diff -4.2 RPP
| Category | Prescott Valley-Prescott | San Antonio-New Braunfels | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.3 | 94.7 | -3.5 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.8 | -2.5 |
| Services | 91.5 | 82.2 | -9.3 |
| Rents | 98.8 | 94.6 | -4.2 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels 94.7
Goods
Prescott Valley-Prescott 96.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels 93.8
Services
Prescott Valley-Prescott 91.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels 82.2
Rents
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels 94.6
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott would need to be in San Antonio-New Braunfels for the same purchasing power:
| In Prescott Valley-Prescott | In San Antonio-New Braunfels | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $48,199 | $-1,801 |
| $75,000 | $72,299 | $-2,701 |
| $100,000 | $96,398 | $-3,602 |
| $150,000 | $144,597 | $-5,403 |
$ in Prescott Valley-Prescott = in San Antonio-New Braunfels
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.3 → 94.7), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Prescott Valley-Prescott
98.3
Cost Index
San Antonio-New Braunfels
94.7
Cost Index
Frequently Asked Questions
Is San Antonio-New Braunfels more expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott?
San Antonio-New Braunfels is 3.6% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott. The overall cost index is 94.7 vs 98.3 (national average = 100).
What salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels equals $100K in Prescott Valley-Prescott?
A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott has the same purchasing power as $96,398 in San Antonio-New Braunfels. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Prescott Valley-Prescott and San Antonio-New Braunfels?
Rents in Prescott Valley-Prescott are indexed at 98.8 while San Antonio-New Braunfels is at 94.6 (national average = 100). Prescott Valley-Prescott 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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