{"id":182,"date":"2012-06-29T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2018-11-16T19:07:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T19:07:10","slug":"costs-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Sacramento3\/?page_id=182","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEMOGRAPHICS \/ COST OF LIVING <\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the most attractive aspects of living in the Sacramento Valley is the favorable cost of living, particularly when compared to California&#8217;s large metropolitan centers in the San Francisco Bay region and Southern California.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\"><strong>Metro Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\"><strong>Comp<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\"><strong>Grocery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\"><strong>Housing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\"><strong>Utilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\"><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\"><strong>Health<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">New York NY<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">222.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">135.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">439.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">136.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">125.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">112.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">San Francisco CA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">167.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">123.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">303.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">101.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">110.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">119.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Stamford CT<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">145.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">117.1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">208.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">127.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">118.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">110.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Washington DC<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">141.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">110.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">246.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">96.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">104.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">96.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Oakland CA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">140.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">123.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">214.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">100.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">106.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">116.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Boston MA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">137.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">113.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">175.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">135.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">107.1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">120.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">San Diego CA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">135.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">105.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">204.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">111.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">117.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">112.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Seattle WA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">126.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">111.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">165.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">98.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">118.1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">116.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Portland OR<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">125.1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">114.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">160.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">90.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">111.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">114.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Providence RI<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">122.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">106.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">135.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">124.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">104.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">118.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Philadelphia PA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">119.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">114.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">135.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">121.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">106.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">98.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Chicago IL<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">116.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">103.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">136.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">101.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">125.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">100.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Sacramento CA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">112.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">116.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">118.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">114.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">110.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">111.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Denver CO<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">107.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">98.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">124.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">97.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">101.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">103.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Phoenix AZ<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">96.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">100.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">92.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">96.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">103.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">101.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"131\">Dallas TX<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">95.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">101.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"68\">75.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">102.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"77\">100.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"64\">100.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2015<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Urban Area Comparison based on 100.0 as national 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