Special Report

The Most Expensive City To Live in Every State

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Alabama: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
>Cost of living in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: 3.1% less expensive than U.S. avg.
>Cost of living in Alabama: 10.7% less expensive than U.S. avg.
>Poverty rate: 9.2% (state:16.0%)
>Median household income: $61,756 (state: $52,035)

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Alaska: Anchorage
>Cost of living in Anchorage: 4.3% more expensive than U.S. avg.
>Cost of living in Alaska: 3.2% more expensive than U.S. avg.
>Poverty rate: 9.2% (state:10.3%)
>Median household income: $82,890 (state: $77,790)

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Arizona: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler:
>Cost of living in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler: 2.6% more expensive than U.S. avg.
>Cost of living in Arizona: 0.9% less expensive than U.S. avg.
>Poverty rate: 12.7% (state:14.1%)
>Median household income: $67,068 (state: $61,529)

Arkansas: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers:
>Cost of living in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers: 6.7% less expensive than U.S. avg.
>Cost of living in Arkansas: 10.8% less expensive than U.S. avg.
>Poverty rate: 12.1% (state:16.1%)
>Median household income: $61,761 (state: $49,475)

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California: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley:
>Cost of living in San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley: 17.4% more expensive than U.S. avg.
>Cost of living in California: 10.4% more expensive than U.S. avg.
>Poverty rate: 17.6% (state:12.6%)
>Median household income: $49,565 (state: $78,672)

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