kcowan
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I used St Louis initially and it show 41% more expensive than PV. But for housing, it compares in city rentals so it is just not representative because many snowbirds do not rent in city. However many comparisons like cost of eggs, bread and beer are very accurate. And it gets better with more participants.Take St. Louis MO where I live nearby. While it is a low cost area, it may not be quite as low as it appears. They quote median housing costs as around $139,000 which sounds cheap. However, STL city has not been able to annex with the more prosperous county areas like many big cities have, so the averages will skew some. Most people that I know and certainly myself would have no desire to buy that "median house", even though I am a very median type person.