| Cost of Living Index (3rd Quarter 2006) | | Location | Composite Index (100%) | Grocery Items (13%) | Housing (28%) | Utilities (10%) | Transportation (10%) | Health Care (4%) | Misc. Goods
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Services (35%) | | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro | 89 | 106.8 | 75.9 | 82.4 | 92 | 92.3 | 93.5 | | Johnson City, TN Metro | 89.1 | 92.3 | 78.9 | 93.2 | 88.8 | 88 | 95.1 | | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Metro | 89.2 | 87.9 | 81.9 | 89.2 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 95.1 | | Winston-Salem, NC Metro | 91 | 99.4 | 78.7 | 82.6 | 92.3 | 101.5 | 98.4 | | Roanoke, VA Metro | 91.7 | 93 | 90.1 | 79.8 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 94.4 | | Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro | 96.3 | 96.3 | 97.2 | 86.9 | 111.1 | 94.2 | 99.6 | | 99.5 | 98.2 | 97.2 | 94.9 | 97.5 | 105.3 | 108.8 | 98 | | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro | 99 | 103.1 | 97.4 | 99.4 | 91.2 | 112.2 | 99.4 | | Asheville, NC Metro | 99.9 | 99.8 | 105.7 | 84.3 | 102.1 | 98.5 | 99.3 | | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro | 169.2 | 143.7 | 275.7 | 88.5 | 115.6 | 128.6 | 136.5 | | New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metro Div. Manhattan | 210.7 | 144.1 | 392.7 | 155.5 | 125.1 | 130.5 | 139.3 |
| Median Monthly Housing Costs for Owner-Occupied Housing Units With A Mortgage | | Location | Monthly Cost | % of U.S. Avg | | Johnson City, TN Metro | $ 837 | 64.6% | | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro | $ 836 | 64.6% | | Greeneville, TN Metro | $ 779 | 60.2% | | United States | $ 1,295 | 100.0% | | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro | $ 2,178 | 168.2% | | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro | $ 1,380 | 106.6% | | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro | $ 2,394 | 184.9% | | Miami-Fort Laurderdale-Miami Beach, FL Metro | $ 1,517 | 117.1% | | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metro | $ 1,205 | 93.1% | | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Metro | $ 1,164 | 89.9% | | Greenville, SC Metro | $ 1,030 | 79.5% | | source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 |
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