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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · BOOK OF FACTS-25 FALL 2017
DEMOGRAPHICS & EMPLOYMENT REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
OVERALL
GROCERY
HOUSING
UTILITIES
TRANSPORTATION
HEALTH CARE
MISCELLANEOUS
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
89.9
89.3
96.9
95.9
74.1
71.4
98.3
104
95
88.4
98.6
96.9 93.2
97.4
COST OF LIVING INDEX
(second quarter, 2017)
NOTE: U.S. AVERAGE IS
AN INDEX OF 100
MISSOURI SPRINGFIELD
Source: Missouri Economic Research and Information Center
10 LOWEST STATES
MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS,
TENNESSEE, KANSAS,
OKLAHOMA, MISSOURI,
MICHIGAN, TEXAS,
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
10 HIGHEST STATES
HAWAII, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, NEW YORK,
MASSACHUSETTS,
ALASKA, MARYLAND, NEW
JERSEY, RHODE ISLAND
JOPLIN: 85.6
ST. LOUIS (MO/ILL): 90.4
JEFFERSON CITY: 89.7
COLUMBIA: 93.1
KANSAS CITY (MO/KAN): 91
DE GRAPHICS & E PL Y ENT