With cities like Manhattan, Honolulu and San Jose gracing this article, there are seven cities in the United States that are quite expensive to live in. However, the payoff is generally better homes, communities and low crime rates.
You may have suspected it all along, but the data backs it up: Manhattan is, once again, the most expensive place to live in the United States.
That's according to an index of 300 cities published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), which found that the cost of living in the borough of Manhattan in New York City is 133.5 percent higher than the national average of 100, with an index score of 233.5. Harlingen, Texas, is the least expensive city, with a cost of living 18.4 percent below the national average. Continue Reading
