Income

Delaware vs Texas: Regional Price Parity

Texas has a lower official price level than Delaware.

Delaware

DE · South

100.9

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

Delaware100.9

Texas97.2

Difference: 3.7 points — Texas leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

Delaware #34 · 100.9

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

#34

Delaware

100.9

#28

Texas

97.2

Delaware ranks 34th 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.

MetricDelawareTexas

Purchasing Power of $100 $103.24 $109.17 Cost of Living Index 103.2 94.3 Median Household Income $79,325 $66,963 Median Home Value $296,700 $294,400 Gas Price $3.914/gal $3.824/gal Electricity Rate 16.51 c/kWh 15.69 c/kWh

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