Most Expensive States to Live in 2023

[DigitalDrifter]

And as usual, except for Alaska, it's blue states. It's always blue states.

Defining Expensive States​

The United States has the world's 26th most expensive cost of living. However, the cost of everyday expenses varies widely from state to state.

The cost of living includes all expenses that cover a person's needs, including food, housing, healthcare, and transportation. Costs of living can vary widely from state to state, with the highest found in major metropolitan areas. The most expensive states to live in are in the Northeast, on the Pacific Coast, and in non-contiguous states.

Most Expensive States to Live In 2025

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[DigitalDrifter]

Here are the 10 states with the highest cost index:

1. Hawaii - 193.3
2. New York - 148.2
3. California - 142.2
4. Massachusetts - 135
5. Oregon - 130.1
6. Alaska - 127.1
7. Maryland - 124
8. Connecticut - 121.6
9. Rhode Island - 117.2
10. Vermont - 117

 

[Mr Natural]

The best always costs more.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Everything is more expensive in the Democrat states because they loot the paychecks of their Taxpayers.

 

[initforme]

I'd never base where I want to live on taxes. One lives where they want to.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

The best always costs more.

The "best" is subjective, and in the eyes of the beholder.

 

[rightwinger]

Here are the 10 states with the highest cost index:

1. Hawaii - 193.3
2. New York - 148.2
3. California - 142.2
4. Massachusetts - 135
5. Oregon - 130.1
6. Alaska - 127.1
7. Maryland - 124
8. Connecticut - 121.6
9. Rhode Island - 117.2
10. Vermont - 117

You get what you pay for

 

[Independent thinker]

And as usual, except for Alaska, it's blue states. It's always blue states.

Most Expensive States to Live In 2025

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I'll do the left a favor and take out both Alaska and Hawaii due to extenuating circumstances of them being so far outside the mainland. That makes the remaining eight states all blue.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The "best" is subjective, and in the eyes of the beholder.

Yeah everyone likes shit on sidewalks

 

[DigitalDrifter]

You get what you pay for

Yeah, if you're a Dim and you want to pay more for everything, then by all means move to a blue state.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Yeah everyone likes shit on sidewalks

Well apparently Dims do, since everywhere they rule the "homeless" population is always large.

 

[Independent thinker]

The best always costs more.

The best have more homeless, more income inequality, more social injustice, and more crime. Did I say best?

 

[rightwinger]

Yeah, if you're a Dim and you want to pay more for everything, then by all means move to a blue state.

I did

I have been in 40 states and there are few Red States that I would live in.
You get what yo pay for….in Red States you don’t get much

 

[Independent thinker]

Everything is more expensive in the Democrat states because they loot the paycheck of their Taxpayers.

But but but they use that looted money to help the poor and the homeless. LOL

 

[SassyIrishLass]

I did

I have been in 40 states and there are few Red States that I would live in.

Thank God

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

And as usual, except for Alaska, it's blue states. It's always blue states.

Most Expensive States to Live In 2025

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I don't know how accurate your map is. It appears, by that map, that South Dakota is only one notch cheaper than Washington. I moved from Washington a year and a half ago. My home is in a smaller town, accessible to a much bigger metro than the one I lived in in WA -- larger, newer home on a larger lot for about half of what I got for my home in Washington.

When I moved here, a dozen organic free range eggs was $10 in Washington -- same brand organic free range eggs was less than half of that in my new state.

Utilities are about half here what they were in Washington.

Gas was significantly cheaper in SD.

The only thing that's more expensive here is property tax, maybe by about 20%. Worth it because it's mostly for schools and the schools here are WAAAAAAAAAAY better.

No comparison whatever.

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[initforme]

The fact is there are nice parts in every state. Politics and tax rates would be on the very bottom of my considerations of where to live.

 

[Independent thinker]

You get what you pay for

What is it they get? There is more income inequality, more social injustice, more homelessness, and more crime.

 

[Independent thinker]

Yeah, if you're a Dim and you want to pay more for everything, then by all means move to a blue state.

They seem to forget that facts and evidence show that people are leaving the blue states and moving to the red states.

 

[Mr Natural]

I did

I have been in 40 states and there are few Red States that I would live in.
You get what yo pay for….in Red States you don’t get much

Well, there is Friday night high school football followed by a fine dinner at Denny’s.