Re: 10 Most Expensive States in America

no surprises ... yankee states and the hispanic ridden west coast

enjoy!

On Sep 16, 10:16 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> A CNBC study <http://www.cnbc.com/id/43484111> ranks America's 50 states on
> the ACCRA Cost of Living Index <http://www.coli.org/> 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 <http://spiritdaily.com/>
>
> *~Eowyn*
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