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Charlotte County Economic Development - Cost of Living

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Cost of Living

 
 
 

Fourth Quarter 2006
 
Cost of Living Comparison
Selected Major Urban Areas
(U.S. Average = 100.00)
 
 
Composite
Index

Grocery
Housing
Utilities
Health
Care
New York NY
214.7
  
152.5
394.0
151.2
131.0
San Francisco CA
172.9
  
144.1
274.3
89.1
126.9
Chicago IL
109.8
  
103.5
124.0
109.8
108.8
Denver CO
103.4
  
103.5
107.9
102.3
107.5
Vero Beach FL
103.3
  
103.6
106.8
102.8
102.7
Punta Gorda FL
99.0
  
99.6
95.7
109.7
101.0
 
 
Regional Comparison
 
 
Composite
Index

Grocery
Housing
Utilities
Health
Care
Cape Coral-Ft Myers
103.1
  
94.6
106.2
95.2
104.6
Jacksonville
97.7
  
98.0
95.8
90.2
99.5
Orlando
101.8
  
95.2
102.5
111.1
98.3
Sarasota
105.0
  
103.7
113.8
105.6
110.3
St Petersburg
99.1
  
106.5
98.6
109.5
93.7
Tampa
98.2
  
98.1
98.3
96.4
93.1
Punta Gorda MSA
99.0
  
99.6
95.7
109.7
101.0
 
Source:  C2ER Cost of Living Index
 
The Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly ACCRA) Cost of Living Index measures differences between areas in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile.  It is based on more than 60 items for which prices are collected quarterly by the Economic Development Office.
 
 
 
         
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Charlotte County Economic Development Office

18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 502

Port Charlotte, FL  33948

(941) 627-3023 ● (800) 729-5836

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