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Cost of Living in Massachusetts

6 metro areas · Data year: 2024

105.8

Overall

98.8

Goods

152.1

Services

128.1

Rents

Metro Areas in Massachusetts

Metro	Overall	Goods	Rents
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	100.2	97.0	97.5
Barnstable Town, MA	98.4	97.0	90.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	108.3	99.7	148.4
Pittsfield, MA	95.1	97.0	73.5
Springfield, MA	96.1	97.0	75.8
Worcester, MA	102.5	97.0	113.0

RPP History

Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	106.0	98.4	150.0	126.5
2009	105.5	97.7	142.6	130.3
2010	104.8	99.7	114.2	129.1
2011	104.7	101.4	120.2	128.6
2012	104.5	101.2	127.4	129.3
2013	103.3	100.8	115.5	129.1
2014	104.5	104.0	110.0	129.9
2015	105.1	102.2	117.7	130.0
2016	108.2	103.7	133.2	130.5
2017	107.4	103.8	148.8	130.6
2018	107.4	102.3	151.7	128.6
2019	107.2	103.6	150.4	130.1
2020	109.1	105.3	162.3	134.7
2021	106.7	105.6	155.8	129.0
2022	109.4	107.1	151.3	128.5
2023	107.7	100.0	166.1	130.1
2024	105.8	98.8	152.1	128.1

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. Index where national average = 100.