Cost of Living

The RREDC participates in the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA) Cost of Living Index (COLI). The COLI is based upon a multitude of items and produces an index that can be compared against other participating cities across the United States. Participating organizations price study items during specific periods of time and according to ACCRA specifications. The U.S. COLI base is 100 and Rio Rancho’s annual average for 2008 was 97.6. The following table compares COLI’s for selected cities for the same quarter:

Cost of Living Index

City	Composite	Grocery	Housing	Utility	Trans.	Health
Albuquerque	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Austin	95	90.6	84.4	111	99.5	99.8	99.2
Dallas	91.9	96.3	69.6	105	102.3	103.1	100.9
Denver	103.4	99.5	108.8	102	95.4	103	103.7
El Paso	90.2	100.9	82.7	86.2	98	97.9	89.9
Houston	91.9	85.8	81.5	95.4	98.7	93.9	99.9
Reno-Sparks	100.5	105.3	99.9	91.6	105.6	102	99.8
Oakland	138.5	115	200.5	94.5	108.9	117.2	119.6
Oklahoma City	92.6	94.6	85.7	89.1	90.9	98.5	99.2
Rio Rancho	95.2	92.2	90.6	90.9	94.2	100	101.7
San Antonio	96.2	85	95.6	81.3	97	96.3	105.6
San Jose	153.5	114.3	253.5	137.9	111.5	118.5	103.8
San Francisco	162.5	110.5	275.3	94.9	109.4	116.3	128.3
Tucson	97	98.1	93.4	86.5	105	99.1	99.9

For more information, see the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association web site located at www.accra.org.