Income

California vs Delaware: Regional Price Parity

Delaware 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).

Delaware

DE · South

Winner

100.9

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

Visual comparison

California113.4

Delaware100.9

Difference: 12.5 points — Delaware leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

California #48 · 113.4

Delaware #34 · 100.9

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

#34

Delaware

100.9

California ranks 48th and Delaware ranks 34th 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.

MetricCaliforniaDelaware

Purchasing Power of $100 $92.31 $103.24 Cost of Living Index 138.5 103.2 Median Household Income $84,097 $79,325 Median Home Value $693,700 $296,700 Gas Price $5.929/gal $3.914/gal Electricity Rate 30.29 c/kWh 16.51 c/kWh

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