City Livability — Dataset

Data Grid

City	Cost of Living	Rent	Groceries	Restaurants	Purchasing Power	Walk Score	Transit Score
New York	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88	89
San Francisco	97.3	78.7	106.5	102.2	160.9	89	77
Seattle	90.4	60.6	98.7	91.1	166.9	74	60
Washington DC	90.1	69.3	93.5	92.9	147.9	77	69
Boston	85.9	76.5	90.7	90.7	159.7	83	72
Oakland	83.6	57.1	96.0	91.0	142.8	75	57
Miami	83.5	67.8	90.8	97.7	105.9	77	57
Jersey City	78.2	70.7	83.6	82.4	149.8	87	70
Philadelphia	79.8	43.4	86.5	80.3	133.4	75	67
Chicago	76.9	56.4	84.8	82.0	153.1	77	65

Click a city name to generate a summary.

Example 1 — Internship move

Focus: Rent + Purchasing Power. Then click a city.

Boston

Philadelphia

New York

San Francisco

Example 2 — No-car living

Focus: Walk Score + Transit Score. Then click a city.

New York

Jersey City

Miami

Seattle

Cost of Living Index: Relative index for overall prices (core sorted column on this page).
Rent Index: Relative indicator of rental prices (housing pressure).
Local Purchasing Power: Relative measure of how far income goes locally (income vs prices).
Walk Score: How walkable the city is for errands and daily needs.
Transit Score: How useful public transit is (coverage + frequency + access).