Once all the numbers had been tallied up, Louisiana was found to be the state struggling the most with the cost-of-living crisis. The state achieved a final score of 68.76. Fellow Southern states ...

California had the highest relative cost of living; the state is 12.6% more expensive than the average. California metros also made up the majority of the top 10 that had the highest all-items ...

The cost of living ($33,996) was only $9 more than Washington County's, with a per capita income right between our first- and second-place counties ($39,518). The cost of living index is 89.41% ...