KimberlySayWhat Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 City Cost Index Rank Atlanta, GA 96.4 1 Tampa, FL 96.5 2 Indianapolis, IN 96.6 3 Milwaukee, WI 98.5 4 Northern Virginia (Metro DC) 99.8 5 Portland, OR 100.5 6 Chicago, IL 100.8 7 Phoenix, AZ 101.1 8 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 101.2 9 St. Louis, MO 101.9 10 Providence, RI 102.4 11 Detroit, MI 102.7 12 Philadelphia, PA 102.8 13 Houston, TX 102.9 14 San Diego, CA 103.2 15 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 103.3 16 Las Vegas, NV 103.6 17 Minneapolis, MN 103.8 18 Seattle, WA 104.4 19 Newark, NJ 107.7 20 Boston, MA 107.8 21 San Jose, CA 108.5 22 New York, NY 112.6 23http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060321/nytu039.html?.v=44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 City Cost Index Rank Atlanta, GA 96.4 1 Tampa, FL 96.5 2 Indianapolis, IN 96.6 3 Milwaukee, WI 98.5 4 Northern Virginia (Metro DC) 99.8 5 Portland, OR 100.5 6 Chicago, IL 100.8 7 Phoenix, AZ 101.1 8 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 101.2 9 St. Louis, MO 101.9 10 Providence, RI 102.4 11 Detroit, MI 102.7 12 Philadelphia, PA 102.8 13 Houston, TX 102.9 14 San Diego, CA 103.2 15 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 103.3 16 Las Vegas, NV 103.6 17 Minneapolis, MN 103.8 18 Seattle, WA 104.4 19 Newark, NJ 107.7 20 Boston, MA 107.8 21 San Jose, CA 108.5 22 New York, NY 112.6 23 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060321/nytu039.html?.v=44 I'm surprised that Atlanta was 1 on the list. And NYC was in the top 25? NYC ain't cheap, by all means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'm surprised that Atlanta was 1 on the list. And NYC was in the top 25? NYC ain't cheap, by all means They only ranked 23 cities in the large city category. NYC came in dead last, as one would expect. Atlanta and Tampa apparently were cheapest due to "competitive labor costs" and tax incentives. I'm not sure, but that sounds like corporate code for low wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I would have thought Houston would have been at the very top of that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'm curious to see where our fellow cities Austin and San Antonio rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 As I understand it, wages in Houston have reached a point where they're more competitive than they were 20 years ago, particularly when the oil bust hit and people were more willing to take almost any position at a lower wage.It's not the case anymore and firms have to compete harder to attract the best employees.However, I would think that the relatively low office vacancy rate in the DC Metro area would make leasing office space there pretty pricey, and it's not like you can't make a decent amount of money working in DC either.So who really knows how this came about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Houston costs were higher due to high transportation costs (which is consistent with other similar studies), and high interest and depreciation costs. I'm not sure how the methodology computes the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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