COLI in the Media (Page 6)

We appreciate our data contributors and subscribers who make the Cost of Living Index possible. Given the current public health situation and to ensure the safety and well-being of our participants, we are skipping Quarter 2, 2020 and replacing it with a data collection in Quarter 4, 2020. In lieu of collecting data in April, […]

Using the COLI Adjusted OES Wage Data Tool, Tech Beacon compares four occupations around the country and the places the salaries stretch the most.

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 2018. Among the 266 urban areas that participated in the 2019 Cost of Living Index, the […]

Contribute to the Quarterly Index For over 50 years, the C2ER Cost of Living Index has been the most consistent source of city-to-city  cost comparisons available. Published quarterly, using over 60 goods and services collected at the local level from over 300 independent researchers, COLI is the only local level cost of living index available for […]

Among the 268 urban areas that participated in the third quarter 2019 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 Harlingen, TX.   The Cost of Living Index […]

Cities have an undeniable magnetism that draws us to their bustling streets. They promise better job opportunities and more convenient transportation, but what really gets us off our couches is the feeling of possibility that they spark in us. As we stroll down the sidewalk, we find that the people who surround us are just […]

The cities and towns that are the most — and least — expensive for the over-65 set, according to a new study.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo is the third least expensive urban area in which to live in America, according to the Council for Community and Economic Research, or C2ER. The Virginia-based organization compiled a list of the 10 most and least expensive urban areas around the United State in the Cost of Living Index (COLI). The COLI “is based […]

Among the 255 urban areas that participated in the second quarter 2019 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 Harlingen, TX.   The Cost of Living Index […]