Quick answer
Prices in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH were 8.3% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 108.3, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 148.4, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 108.266 |
| Goods | 99.651 |
| Housing (rents) | 148.424 |
| Utilities | 148.768 |
| Other services | 103.603 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 108.266 |
| 2023 | 110.393 |
| 2022 | 112.187 |
| 2021 | 109.815 |
| 2020 | 112.549 |
| 2019 | 109.897 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.