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COLI in the Media (Page 4)

COLI in the News
Social Science Quarterly – Income and Cost of Living: Are Less Equal Places More Costly?
September 28, 2021

There is a paywall for this article. Click to link to learn more. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ssqu.13017https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ssqu.13017

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Press Releases
Quarter 2, 2021 Cost of Living Index Released
August 25, 2021

Among the 258 urban areas that participated in the second quarter 2021 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) NY to more than 20 percent below the national average in Kalamazoo, MI. The Cost of Living Index […]

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COLI in the News
10 Big U.S. Cities With the Cheapest Apartment Rents
July 19, 2021

Housing prices are on the rise nationwide, but these big U.S. cities remain affordable thanks to their dirt-cheap rents.

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Cost of Living Index
2021 COLI County is now available!
July 9, 2021

2021 COLI County is now available! The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) just released the latest issue of the COLI County level index. Recently, C2ER made this publication an optional member benefit to expand our growing network, and allow COLI County purchasers a way to gain remote access and more easily renew! About […]

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Blog Post
Effects of the Colonial Pipeline Hack on the Price of Gas
May 27, 2021

On May 7th the Colonial Pipeline, a major source of fuel and refined petroleum for the southeast, running from Texas and up through the East Coast, halted its operation temporarily in response to a cyberattack. The massive disruption in the market led to a supply shortage exacerbated by panic buying consumers. Scenes of customers waiting […]

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Press Releases
Quarter 1, 2021 Cost of Living Index Released
May 26, 2021

Among the 265 urban areas that participated in the first quarter 2021 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) NY to more than 20 percent below the national average in Kalamazoo, MI. The Cost of Living Index […]

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To some people moving here, Massachusetts is a bargain
March 11, 2021

Anyone with a mortgage or rent to pay can tell you that the Boston area is very, very expensive. While local rents have taken a perhaps-overdue dive during the pandemic — down 16.8 percent in February compared with a year earlier, according to rental website Apartment List — the $1,741 it costs to rent a median-priced two-bedroom […]

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Press Releases
2020 Annual Average Cost of Living Index Release
March 2, 2021

COST OF LIVING INDEX QUARTERLY UPDATE Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2007, C2ER has annually published an unweighted average of prices accumulated from the previous three quarters. This analysis uses average prices submitted for the first three quarters of 2020. Among the 269 urban areas that participated in the 2020 Cost of Living Index, […]

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COLI in the News
This Is the Most Affordable City in the Entire Country
February 12, 2021

Sometimes, the grass is actually greener on the other side (or rather, it’ll leave you with more green in your wallet). At least according to the Council for Community and Economic Research’s Cost of Living Index. The name alone may sound complicated, but thankfully Christy Bieber, a personal finance and legal writer, broke down the data—in addition to […]

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