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Regional price parities (RPPs) compare prices of goods and services in each state against the national average, with housing typically driving the majority of price differences.
In California, housing rents RPPs are 58% higher than the national average, second-only to Washington, DC.
Meanwhile, 13 states are at least 10% less expensive than the U.S. average, led by Arkansas, Mississippi, and South Dakota.