Income

California vs Texas: Regional Price Parity

Texas 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).

Texas

TX · South

Winner

97.2

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

Visual comparison

California113.4

Texas97.2

Difference: 16.2 points — Texas leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

California #48 · 113.4

Texas #28 · 97.2

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

#28

Texas

97.2

California ranks 48th and Texas ranks 28th 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.

MetricCaliforniaTexas

Purchasing Power of $100 $92.31 $109.17 Cost of Living Index 138.5 94.3 Median Household Income $84,097 $66,963 Median Home Value $693,700 $294,400 Gas Price $5.929/gal $3.824/gal Electricity Rate 30.29 c/kWh 15.69 c/kWh

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