Cost of Living

O’Fallon has been nationally-recognized as one of the most affordable cities in which to live, build a home and grow a business. As part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), O’Fallon residents find that the city offers a very cost efficient way of life.

Cost of Living Index

	Index	Grocery	Housing	Utilities	Transp.	Health	Misc.
St. Louis Metro Area	87.3	98.7	71.8	96.4	87.1	87.8	92.5
Mississippi	84.6	93.2	66.6	92.3	89.1	90.1	91.4
Kansas	86.8	92.6	70	100.1	95.4	100.3	90.3
Oklahoma	87.9	94.6	73	93.4	92.5	94	93.5
Alabama	88.1	98	69.2	100.7	92.8	91.4	94.1
Tennessee	88.5	93	79.4	91.7	88.6	90.4	92.9
Arkansas	88.8	92.5	75.6	90.7	91	85.4	97.4
Georgia	89.7	96.3	74.3	90.3	95.7	97.9	96.6
Indiana	89.8	92.4	76.4	96.7	96.6	93.9	95.2
Missouri	90.4	95.4	78.3	96.3	90.4	94.6	95.8
Iowa	90.4	98.3	76.5	94.1	98.6	101.4	93.7
New Mexico	90.9	94.6	84.4	89.9	98.5	97.9	91.9
Ohio	91.6	97.9	76.1	90.7	99.6	98.4	98.7
Michigan	91.9	91	80.2	98.5	101.8	97.8	96.4
Texas	92.3	91.2	83.5	103.3	90.9	94.5	97
West Virginia	93.1	97.9	77.1	88.2	104.8	88.4	102.9
Louisiana	93.2	95.6	86.3	86.7	94.9	98	98.4
Nebraska	93.9	98.6	86.6	88.9	100.4	99	96.8
South Carolina	94.2	101.8	80.1	105	93.5	95.6	99.4
Illinois	94.4	97.4	85.2	95.8	106.5	97.6	96.7
Kentucky	94.5	93.3	80.1	104.2	101.6	82.2	103.7
Wyoming	95.7	103.5	81.7	87.4	94.5	100.2	105.5
Wisconsin	96.9	100.9	88.6	98.1	97.8	115.6	98.9
North Carolina	96.9	97.4	91.8	97.2	95.1	111.4	99.2
North Dakota	97.8	102.1	93.7	93.3	105.2	114.8	96.3
Utah	97.9	97.9	97.6	93.2	99.8	92.8	99.5
South Dakota	98.8	101.8	112.7	91.2	89.7	96.1	91.1
Idaho	99	91.6	105.5	82.8	98.6	101.7	100.9
Montana	100	103.1	105.9	88.1	95.3	98.8	98.6
Florida	100.7	106.9	99.6	103.1	101.7	98.6	98.4
Virginia	101.5	96.1	111.7	96.5	88.7	99.9	100.2
Minnesota	101.6	105	90.4	96.2	102.8	111.6	108.8
Arizona	102.1	101.8	106.2	105.2	98.8	96.6	99.7
Pennsylvania	104.3	109.3	100.6	109.5	112	95.9	102.9
Delaware	105.3	109.5	93.3	104.3	111	92.9	113.7
Colorado	106.3	99.9	116.7	87.9	103	98.8	107.4
Nevada	106.4	110.8	118.5	87	113.2	101	99.3
New Hampshire	108.6	99.7	110.3	115.2	99.6	113.4	110.8
Washington	111.3	109.2	116.7	91.1	118.3	120.2	110.4
New Jersey	114.7	108.7	137	104.6	106.5	96.6	106.6
Vermont	116.3	109.5	136.7	120.6	116.4	98.5	104.1
Maine	116.6	100.4	142	107.2	106.9	112.8	108.4
Rhode Island	118.2	108.7	124.2	125.8	111.1	105.4	118.7
Connecticut	120.4	101.8	137.7	132.3	112.7	112.2	114.1
Maryland	124.4	108.7	171.3	104	110.5	83.3	108
Alaska	125.8	132.7	126.6	157	111	155.8	113.7
Oregon	131.6	109	178.1	90.1	125.3	115.7	118.5
Massachusetts	133.2	117	179.2	110.8	112.2	121.9	116.1
California	137.5	110.3	192.7	128.5	136.1	109.5	111.3
New York	145	118.3	230.2	99.2	110.6	102.5	114.8
District of Columbia	154.7	112.7	257.4	108	110	91.4	122.3
Hawaii	187.6	157.9	313.1	169.2	141.1	112.3	126.7