Quality of Life

Cost of living

According to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Mercedes has a competitive advantage over many areas of the United States.

Mercedes composite rank for average costs for items like healthcare, groceries, and housing is far lower than the average, representing a lower cost of living.

What is the ACCRA Cost of Living Index?

The ACCRA Cost of Living Index is published by the C2ER: the Council for Community and Economic Research, which is located at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. 

It is reliable tool for comparing consumer costs by region.

How do we know that Mercedes is economical?

The ACCRA cost of living index measures differences in areas in the cost of consumer goods and services. (Taxes and non-consumer expenditures are not included.) It is based on 59 items for which prices are collected quarterly. The average for all participating cities equals 100. Each participant’s index is read as the percentage of the average for all areas.

Mercedes composite score is 85.1. That means the cost of living in Mercedes, is far below the average of costs found in other participating regions.

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 Metro Area Composite Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Health Care Misc. 

 Mercedes

85.1

81.5

90.7

90.7

98.1

101.2

93.7 

 Philadelphia

125.1

128.8

142.3

117.9

112.0

112.8

117.1 

 Dallas

94.4

101.9

76.2

111.9

108.6

101.1

96.2 

 Denver

104.7

105.6

110.4

111.8

96.6

102.8

100.3 

 Austin

95.3

90.5

87.3

87.5

100.7

99.1

103.7 

 Shreveport

92.8

92.6

85.9

89.7

95.6

93.2

98.6 
               
               
             
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