According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Pulaski has an overall cost of living index of 80 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, Pulaski has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Virginia's index of 106.
The standard of living in Pulaski ranks as #211 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies Pulaski ranks as the #6,207 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | Pulaski | Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 80 | 106 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 56 | 131 | 100 | |
Transportation | 94 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 96 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Virginia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Pulaski | Roanoke, VA | 99,122 | 87 | 1.1x | Blacksburg, VA | 44,395 | 107 | 1.3x | Salem, VA | 25,290 | 93 | 1.2x | Cave Spring, VA | 25,193 | 98 | 1.2x | Christiansburg, VA | 22,482 | 94 | 1.2x | Radford, VA | 17,833 | 91 | 1.1x | Hollins, VA | 15,113 | 92 | 1.1x | Mount Airy, NC | 10,213 | 90 | 1.1x | Wytheville, VA | 7,925 | 92 | 1.1x |
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