DFW COST OF LIVING
Anyone who has ever relocated to
another city knows that number crunching
before packing up the moving van is the
first step. After all, knowing how far
your paycheck can stretch once you’re
in your new city is an important consideration for any relocating family.
If you’re used to affordable housing
prices, reasonable grocery bills, and
inexpensive health care, you don’t want
to be surprised if your new city is much
pricier. The good news for relocating
families is that the Dallas/Fort Worth
area still ranks among one of the most
affordable large metropolitan cities to
live, work, play, and do business.
HOW DALLAS/FORT WORTH
MEASURES UP
When compared to cities that are
similar – in terms of major industries and
COST OF LIVING: DFW BY THE NUMBERS
When it comes to overall cost of living, DFW is still an affordable place to live and work. Here’s how the metroplex ranked
in comparison to other major U.S. cities (in the last four quarters ending in Q1 2012).
CITY
COMPOSITE
Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Denver
New York
Phoenix
Raleigh
San Francisco
Seattle
Statistics Source: ACCRA,
98. 1
95. 7
139. 4
116. 9
100. 1
99. 8
104
228.3
96. 3
91. 2
166. 5
115. 9
GROCERY
13.36%
107. 9
87. 3
118. 8
107. 6
108. 4
101. 9
96. 5
147. 7
103. 1
98. 4
120. 4
111. 2
HOUSING
28.64%
85. 8
87. 4
165. 3
138. 1
93. 8
75
114. 8
451.9
93. 3
72. 5
294.8
135. 8
UTILITIES
10.46%
96. 1
92. 5
142. 4
105. 4
105. 1
111. 4
89. 6
127. 9
95.0
104. 9
93. 7
89. 6
TRANSPORTATION
10.66%
109. 1
100. 4
110. 6
116. 7
101. 5
108. 9
90. 8
131.0
104. 1
101. 6
110. 9
109.0
HEALTHCARE
4.44%
99. 4
107. 9
127. 4
104. 3
103. 8
108. 2
109. 8
124. 8
94. 6
93. 8
112. 8
118. 3
MISC.
32.44%
101. 8
104. 2
135. 3
107. 4
99. 7
113. 1
105. 7
142. 6
94. 1
96. 6
121. 4
110. 8
