Dreaming about where you want to live when retired? Well, first check out these stats on the most expensive U.S. cities to live in!
10. Los Angeles, CA
Cost of Living: 30.8% above average
City Population: 3,819, 702
Median Household Income: $52,762
Median Home Value: $186,200
9. San Diego, CA
Cost of Living: 31.9% above average
City Population: 1, 326, 179
Median Household Income: $63,739
Median Home Value: $477,100
8. Oakland, CA
Cost of Living: 35% above average
City Population: 395,817
Median Household Income: $51,144
Median Home Value: $492,200
7. Boston, MA
Cost of Living: 39.9% above average
City Population: 625,087
Median Household Income: $51,739
Median Home Value: $381,900
6. Washington, D.C.
Cost of Living: 44.7% above average
City Population: 632,323
Median Household Income: $61,835
Median Home Value: $442,600
5. Stamford, CT
Cost of Living: 46.1% above average
City Population: 123,868
Median Household Income: $78,201
Median Home Value: $571,400
4. San Jose, CA
Cost of Living: 53.4% above average
City Population: 967,487
Median Household Income: $80,764
Median Home Value: $605,400
3. San Francisco, CA
Cost of Living: 63.4% above average
City Population: 812,826
Median Household Income: $72,947
Median Home Value: $767,300
2. Honolulu, HI
Cost of Living: 67% above average
City Population: 345,610
Median Household Income: $56,939
Median Home Value: $545,700
1. New York City, NY
Cost of Living: 125.4% above average (Manhattan only)
City Population: 8,244,910
Median Household Income: $51,270
Median Home Value: $514,900
(List based on the Council for Community and Economic Research’s calculations of living expenses in 307 urban areas. Cost of Living Index measures prices for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Cities with populations below 50,000 were screened out.)
Numbers and Statistics: Kiplinger.com
