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Cost of living by city and county

Median household income, benchmark rent and the regional price level for 3,536 U.S. places — 410 cities and 3,126 counties across all 50 states and D.C.. A place is listed only where all four federal datasets cover it, so nothing here is interpolated from a neighbour.

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The 25 largest places by population
PlacePopulationMedian household income
Los Angeles County, CA9,808,667$90,112.00
Cook County, IL5,182,090$83,498.00
Harris County, TX4,838,303$74,983.00
Maricopa County, AZ4,559,748$89,300.00
San Diego County, CA3,288,774$106,268.00
Orange County, CA3,165,820$116,289.00
Miami-Dade County, FL2,738,356$71,753.00
Kings County, NY2,631,580$80,263.00
Dallas County, TX2,621,179$76,547.00
Riverside County, CA2,478,600$93,074.00
Clark County, NV2,329,548$76,472.00
Queens County, NY2,323,052$86,136.00
King County, WA2,287,171$124,746.00
San Bernardino County, CA2,197,104$85,478.00
Tarrant County, TX2,167,390$84,207.00
Bexar County, TX2,067,341$72,341.00
Broward County, FL1,977,129$77,633.00
Santa Clara County, CA1,902,047$164,281.00
Wayne County, MI1,772,259$60,539.00
Alameda County, CA1,649,473$129,367.00
Phoenix, AZ1,642,323$81,332.00
New York County, NY1,629,477$103,931.00
Sacramento County, CA1,594,006$92,175.00
Philadelphia, PA1,579,706$61,953.00
Philadelphia County, PA1,579,706$61,953.00