Quality of Life

 

ACCRA COST OF LIVING INDEX

ACCRA Cost of Living Index consistenly reports that housing in the DFW area
is one of the least expensive metropolitan markets in the nation. With a 2007
Average Annual score of 72.3, local housing is 27.7 percent below the U.S.
average of 100.

(ACCRA, Greater Dallas Chamber)

Online Accra Cost of Living Calculator

 
DFW ACCRA Index
(2007 Average Annual)
U.S. Average=100
Composite (All Items)
90.2
Grocery Items
97.8
Housing
72.3
Utilities
98.4
Transportation
101.5
Health Care
97.8
Misc. Goods & Services
95.3


Sources:  ACCRA, (American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association), Greater Dallas Chamber
Note: DFW figures estimated as a weighted average of Dallas and Fort Worth