Cost of Living Will Soar in These 10 Cities in 2018
To identify cities that are expected to see a notable increase in prices, GOBankingRates analyzed three key factors: the year-over-year median home value forecast, the year-over-year median rent forecast, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index change between 2014 and 2017.
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Top 10 Cities Where the Cost of Living is Expected to Soar
1.
- Projected change in home value*: 2.81 percent
- Projected change in rent*: 5.34 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 2.49 percent
2. Seattle
- Projected change in home value: 4.86 percent
- Projected change in rent: 5.73 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 2.07 percent
3.
- Projected change in home value: 3.52 percent
- Projected change in rent: 4.37 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 2.36 percent
4.
- Projected change in home value: 3.34 percent
- Projected change in rent: 5.08 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 1.51 percent
5.
- Projected change in home value: 2.86 percent
- Projected change in rent: 3.91 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 2.01 percent
6.
- Projected change in home value: 1.40 percent
- Projected change in rent: 0.92 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 2.95 percent
7.
- Projected change in home value: 5.58 percent
- Projected change in rent: 2.82 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 0.87 percent
8.
- Projected change in home value: 3.21 percent
- Projected change in rent: 3.87 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 1.34 percent
9.
- Projected change in home value: 2.92 percent
- Projected change in rent: 2.27 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 1.22 percent
10.
- Projected change in home value: 1.39 percent
- Projected change in rent: 2.38 percent
- Average CPI change 2014-2017: 1.76 percent
*Projected change in home value and rent price based on year-over-year change for all years 2014 to 2017.
Additional Insights
- The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area had the largest predicted increase in home value; Realtor.com anticipates that this area will be the No. 2 housing market in the country next year.
- Home prices in
Denver will continue to drive costs up in 2018 because of a high demand for homes and low supply of available housing. - Of the cities on the list, San Francisco had the largest increase in the cost of consumer products and services over the last three years.
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