Cost of Living

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• Cost-of-Living Index

  2009 Average (100 = U.S. average)

  	Composite	Grocery Items	Housing	Utilities	Transportation	Health Care	Misc. Goods/Services
  New York	217.2	145.9	399.5	156.8	128.3	130.7	144.2
  San Francisco	162.9	118.6	273	92.4	112.6	118.6	127.5
  Boston	130.9	117	146.8	156.6	100.7	127.5	125.9
  Chicago	113.2	104.4	131.5	114.3	115.4	110.3	99.3
  Raleigh	101.3	108.9	91	100.6	99.5	106.1	108
  Austin	96.5	91.8	94.2	90.3	96.9	94.8	111.7
  Atlanta	94.2	100.6	88.6	82.5	97.7	103.7	97.8
  Charlotte	93.3	98.5	79.7	96.9	98.8	107.3	99.2
  Dallas	92.1	96.1	71.2	107.9	99.3	104.2	100.2
  Indianapolis	88.8	89.7	82.6	893.6	104.7	96.7	86.9
  Nashville	88.5	91.8	72.4	89.2	88.9	90	101.1

  Source: ACCRA

• Tax Burden Comparisons (family of 3)

  Annual Household Income	$50,000	$75,000	$100,000
  Nashville	$2,922	$3,853	$4,301
  Birmingham	$3,716	$6,012	$7,746
  Kansas City	$4,270	$7,003	$8,868
  Charlotte	$4,317	$7,066	$9,481
  Louisville	$4,772	$7,470	$9,889
  Atlanta	$4,857	$7,764	$10,181
  Los Angeles	$4,950	$7,532	$9,653
  Indianapolis	$5,707	$7,971	$10,096

  Source: District of Columbia, Dept. of Finance, 2007

• Housing Prices

  Home Sales History - Nashville-area Market

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  November 09	1,621	$158,500	13,439
  October 09	1,776	$160,000	14,158
  September 09	1,623	$160,000	14,461
  August 09	1,710	$160,000	14,828
  July 09	1,861	$171,100	14,916
  June 09	1,770	$177,700	15,035
  May 09	1,495	$169,900	14,976
  April 09	1,336	$164,500	14,855
  March 09	1,253	$158,000	14,528
  February 09	1,075	$160,000	13,909
  January 09	821	$165,000	13,551

  
  

  Year End 08: 19,742

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 08	1,152	$163,750	12,889
  November 08	1,029	$165,000	14,167
  October 08	1,458	$170,000	14,628
  September 08	1,761	$169,900	15,053
  August 08	1,883	$177,500	15,636
  July 08	2,060	$179,995	15,844
  June 08	1,995	$183,615	15,828
  May 08	2,074	$189,975	15,859
  April 08	1,713	$180,000	15,741
  March 08	1,765	$178,388	15,065
  February 08	1,488	$168,000	14,344
  January 08	1,364	$179,900	14,008

  
  

  Year End 07: 26,955

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 07	1,620	$187,900	13,406
  November 07	1,747	$179,900	14,557
  October 07	1,929	$180,400	15,247
  September 07	2,014	$182,291	15,438
  August 07	2,643	$189,719	15,172
  July 07	2,733	$189,900	14,932
  June 07	2,853	$196,000	14,564
  May 07	2,813	$185,405	14,245
  April 07	2,389	$177,900	13,638
  March 07	2,429	$173,400	12,915
  February 07	2,006	$169,900	11,979
  January 07	1,779	$172,900	11,621

  
  

  Year End 2006: 31,931

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 06	2,262	$184,562	10,785
  November 06	2,256	$174,900	11,703
  October 06	2,614	$183,400	12,019
  September 06	2,767	$178,900	11,981
  August 06	3,036	$184,000	11,702
  July 06	3,249	$180,300	11,344
  June 06	3,316	$181,000	11,061
  May 06	3,025	$179,900	10.881
  April 06	2,595	$172,900	10.571
  March 06	2,784	$169,000	10,045
  February 06	2,119	$164,900	9,534
  January 06	1,908	$162,000	9,449

  
  

  Year End 2005: 31,443

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 05	2,594	$174,900	8,798
  November 05	2,484	$168,535	9,311
  October 05	2,638	$169,400	9,657
  September 05	2,806	$162,610	9,571
  August 05	3,058	$164,000	9,514
  July 05	3,133	$166,400	9,664
  June 05	3,242	$165,300	9,586
  May 05	2,981	$159,900	9,771
  April 05	2,541	$154,000	9,759
  March 05	2,511	$152,400	9,420
  February 05	1,839	$150,000	9,221
  January 05	1,616	$154,000	8,922

  
  

  Year End 2004: 29,905

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 04	2,381	$153,000	8,503
  November 04	2,242	$148,500	9,225
  October 04	2,529	$148,900	9,794
  September 04	2,533	$149,500	10,164
  August 04	2,966	$145,500	10,308
  July 04	3,029	$151,900	10,497
  June 04	2,956	$152,802	10,479
  May 04	2,693	$148,385	10,591
  April 04	2,603	$141,000	10,506
  March 04	2,452	$139,900	10,390
  February 04	1,897	$135,000	10,069
  January 04	1,627	$135,000	10,042

  
  

  Year End 2003: 26,580

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 03	2,181	$143,375	9,467
  November 03	2,002	$135,890	10,294
  October 03	2,395	$136,900	10,706
  September 03	2,513	$141,900	10,990
  August 03	2,723	$145,900	11,153
  July 03	2,645	$146,000	11,354
  June 03	2,475	$144,100	11,709
  May 03	2,457	$142,000	11,708
  April 03	2,115	$137,600	11,727
  March 03	2,093	$134,500	11,477
  February 03	1,603	$134,000	10,984
  January 03	1,378	$132,000	11,021

  
  

  Year End 2002: 23,340

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 02	1,880	$139,900	10,439
  November 02	1,881	$138,900	11,278
  October 02	1,931	$135,900	11,698
  September 02	2,051	$135,000	11,913
  August 02	2,217	$140,135	11,878
  July 02	2,185	$136,900	11,769
  June 02	2,262	$138,000	11,712
  May 02	2,158	$137,795	11,602
  April 02	1,949	$134,800	11,521
  March 02	2,033	$129,000	11,103
  February 02	1,545	$136,500	10,663
  January 02	1,348	$130,900	10,313

  
  

  Year End 2001: 22,103

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 01	1,681	$134,000	9,683
  November 01	1,779	$135,310	10,452
  October 01	1,790	$133,300	10,787
  September 01	1,829	$134,900	10,994
  August 01	2,162	$136,500	11,082
  July 01	2,095	$134,900	11,227
  June 01	2,186	$137,900	11,179
  May 01	2,138	$138,900	11,092
  April 01	1,867	$135,000	10,899
  March 01	2,033	$133,000	10,491
  February 01	1,406	$122,900	9,870
  January 01	1,137	$125,100	9,601

  
  

  Year End 2000: 20,836

  
  

  	Closings	Median Price	Inventory
  December 00	1,520	$135,000	8,634
  November 00	1,591	$132.00	9,315
  October 00	1,623	$132.00	9,674
  September 00	1,784	$128,500	9,871
  August 00	2,045	$133,000	9,869
  July 00	2,033	$137,500	9,830
  June 00	2,164	$129,900	9,687
  May 00	1,975	$130,900	9,653
  April 00	1,804	$124,900	9,365
  March 00	1,841	$129,000	9,051
  February 00	1,397	$121,000	8,823
  January 00	1,059	$124,900	8,463

  Source: Greater Nashville Association of Realtors