Cost of Living
The ACCRA Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas. The average for all participating places, both metropolitan and non metropolitan equals 100, and each participant's index is read as a percentage of the average for all places. The index does not measure inflation and data from different quarters cannot be compared because participants change quarterly. The ACCRA Cost of Living Index is based on nearly 100,000 data points gathered primarily by ACCRA members located in 400 cities.
The cost of living data is compiled and published by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission and the Shenandoah Valley Partnership.
ACCRA Cost of Living Index - 2010 Annual Average
*Published 2/11/11
| Metro/Micro Urban Area and State | 100% Composite Index | 13% Grocery Items | 29% Housing | 10% Utilities | 9% Transportation | 4% Health Care | 35% Misc. Goods and Services |
|
Harrisonburg VA Metro |
97.0 | 97.5 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 90.4 | 100.7 | 98.6 |
|
Staunton-Waynesboro VA Micro Staunton-Augusta Co. VA |
96.1 | 98.3 | 93.4 | 100.3 | 94.5 | 98.0 | 96.6 |
|
Charlottesville VA Metro |
106.9 | 101.2 | 122.3 | 101.0 | 90.6 | 94.3 | 104.0 |
|
Richmond VA Metro |
104.4 | 103.6 | 102.9 | 114.1 | 100.8 | 112.4 | 103.1 |
|
Washington-Arlington- Alexandria |
139.9 | 107.9 | 225.8 | 97.5 | 109.3 | 103.2 | 103.7 |
