10 Most Expensive States in America

10 Most Expensive States in America Dr. Eowyn | September 16, 2011 at 5:52 am | Categories: Economy, Health Care, Liberals, Media, Taxes, United States | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-9pC

A CNBC study ranks America's 50 states on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index to find which are the most expensive states to live in. The states are ranked using a 50-point scale—the lower the score, the higher the cost of living, and vice versa. ACCRA's data are compiled from the average prices from Q1 2010 through Q1 2011.

Only one of the ten most expensive states ranks among the top ten overall in CNBC's Top States for Business study.

What CNBC doesn't point out is another interesting fact:

9 of the top 10 most expensive states were "blue" states that voted for Obama in 2008.

I also quibble with why CNBC did not include state and local taxes in compiling its list.

And now, here are the top 10 cities in America with the highest cost-of-living:

10. Massachusetts

Most expensive: Framingham-Natick
House: $529,300
Movie ticket: $10.51
Lipitor: $162.56
Doctor visit: $112.24
Gallon of gas: $2.807

9. Vermont

Most expensive: Burlington-Chittenden
House: $405,825
Movie ticket: $8.80
Lipitor: $150.55
Doctor visit: $105
Gallon of gas: $2.892

8. Rhode Island

Most expensive: Providence
House: $361,195
Movie ticket: $10.75
Lipitor: $142
Doctor visit: $149
Gallon of gas: $2.903

7. Maryland

Most expensive: Bethesda-Gaithersburg
House: $535,409
Movie ticket: $10.69
Lipitor: $158.10
Doctor visit: $87.29
Gallon of gas: $2.950

6. New York

Most expensive: New York (Manhattan)
House: $1,140,461
Movie ticket: $12.28
Lipitor: $160.05
Doctor visit: $125.89
Gallon of gas: $3.148

5. New Jersey

Most expensive: Bergen-Passaic
House: $511,212
Movie ticket: $10.58
Lipitor: $159.67
Doctor visit: $83.52
Gallon of gas: $2.758

4. Connecticut

Most expensive: Stamford
House: $606,742
Movie ticket: $10.33
Lipitor: $154.61
Doctor visit: $102.26
Gallon of gas: $3.075

3. California

Most expensive: San Francisco
House: $808,481
Movie ticket: $10.58
Lipitor: $145.98
Doctor visit: $120.83
Gallon of gas: $3.116

2. Alaska

Most expensive: Fairbanks
House: $438,225
Movie ticket: $10.69
Lipitor: $156.99
Doctor visit: $150.05
Gallon of gas: $3.478

1. Hawaii

Most expensive: Honolulu
House: $689,781
Movie ticket: $10.08
Lipitor: $160.96
Doctor visit: $130.15
Gallon of gas: $3.437

H/t Spirit Daily

~Eowyn

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