Income

California vs Massachusetts: Regional Price Parity

Massachusetts 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).

Massachusetts

MA · Northeast

Winner

110.4

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

Visual comparison

California113.4

Massachusetts110.4

Difference: 3.0 points — Massachusetts leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

California #48 · 113.4

Massachusetts #46 · 110.4

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

#46

Massachusetts

110.4

California ranks 48th and Massachusetts ranks 46th 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.

MetricCaliforniaMassachusetts

Purchasing Power of $100 $92.31 $95.55 Cost of Living Index 138.5 148.8 Median Household Income $84,097 $96,505 Median Home Value $693,700 $510,400 Gas Price $5.929/gal $3.933/gal Electricity Rate 30.29 c/kWh 31.16 c/kWh

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