Income

California vs Connecticut: Regional Price Parity

Connecticut has a lower official price level than California.

California

CA · West

113.4

Official price level relative to the national average (100 = U.S. average).

Connecticut

CT · Northeast

Winner

106.9

Official price level relative to the national average (100 = U.S. average).

Visual comparison

California113.4

Connecticut106.9

Difference: 6.5 points — Connecticut leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for regional price parity.

California #48 · 113.4

Connecticut #44 · 106.9

Best Worst

10 Best States — Regional Price Parity

Lower is better

Mississippi

85.5

Arkansas

86.1

West Virginia

86.7

Alabama

87.2

Oklahoma

88.4

Kansas

88.9

Kentucky

89.1

Missouri

89.5

Indiana

89.9

#10

Iowa

90.4

Selected states

#48

California

113.4

#44

Connecticut

106.9

California ranks 48th and Connecticut ranks 44th nationally for regional price parity.

Related context

Price Parity in Context

Regional price parity is the government's official measure of how expensive a state is relative to the US average.

MetricCaliforniaConnecticut

Purchasing Power of $100 $92.31 $99.03 Cost of Living Index 138.5 113.1 Median Household Income $84,097 $90,213 Median Home Value $693,700 $326,200 Gas Price $5.929/gal $4.082/gal Electricity Rate 30.29 c/kWh 28.30 c/kWh

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