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Reviewed byPlaincost Editorial, Cost Of Living Editorial Team · June 9, 2026

Data sources

Plaincost synthesizes data from these public-domain federal sources:

BEA MSA Regional Price Parities — apps.bea.gov/api/data/?UserID=B468E562-A7ED-4F67-9636-90E14A4C7E5E&method=GetData&DataSetName=Regional&TableName=MARPP&LineCode=1&GeoFips=MSA&Year=ALL&ResultFormat=JSON
BEA State Regional Price Parities — apps.bea.gov/api/data/?UserID=B468E562-A7ED-4F67-9636-90E14A4C7E5E&method=GetData&DataSetName=Regional&TableName=SARPP&LineCode=1&GeoFips=STATE&Year=ALL&ResultFormat=JSON
Bea.gov (public-data source) — apps.bea.gov
U.S. Census Bureau — data.census.gov
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — bls.gov
Bea.gov (public-data source) — bea.gov

PlainCost provides free access to cost of living data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities.

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Primary source data

BEA — Regional Price Parities
BEA — Regional Economic Accounts
U.S. Census — Metro Area Definitions
HUD — Fair Market Rents
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