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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL ·
BOOK OF FACTS-25
FALL 2018
DEMOGRAPHICS & EMPLOYMENT
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
OVERALL
GROCERY
HOUSING
UTILITIES
TRANSPORTATION
HEALTH CARE
MISCELLANEOUS
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
89.6
86.9
97.6
97.2
73.7
69.6
87
99
92.3
87
104.9
99.3
94
94.6
COST OF LIVING INDEX
(second quarter, 2018)
NOTE: U.S. AVERAGE IS
AN INDEX OF 100
MISSOURI
SPRINGFIELD
Source: Missouri Economic Research and Information Center
10 LOWEST-COST STATES
(LOW TO HIGH):
MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS,
OKLAHOMA, MICHIGAN,
KANSAS, TENNESSEE,
MISSOURI,
ALABAMA,
WYOMING AND INDIANA
10 HIGHEST-COST STATES
(HIGH TO LOW)
HAWAII, CALIFORNIA, NEW
YORK, MASSACHUSETTS,
CONNECTICUT, OREGON,
MARYLAND, ALASKA, NEW
JERSEY AND RHODE ISLAND
D OGRAPHICS
JOPLIN:
84.1
ST. LOUIS (MO/ILL):
88.3
JEFFERSON CITY:
89
COLUMBIA:
93.1
KANSAS CITY (MO/KAN):
96