What’s $100 Worth in Montana?
More than you might think. The Bureau of Economic Analysis did a study to figure out the real value of $100 in each state and Montana didn't do too bad.
If you want to get the most for your money, spend it in Mississippi, where $100 will buy you items that would cost $115.34 in a state that is closer to the national average.
I would avoid the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey and California if at all possible though. You'll get much less for your money in those places.
What $100 is worth in each state from greatest purchasing power to least:
- Mississippi: $115.34
- Arkansas: $114.29
- Alabama: $113.90
- South Dakota: $113.64
- Kentucky: $112.74
- West Virginia: $112.49
- Ohio: $111.98
- Missouri: $111.86
- Oklahoma: $110.99
- Tennessee: $110.86
- Iowa: $110.74
- South Carolina: $110.50
- Nebraska: $110.38
- Kansas: $110.25
- Louisiana and Indiana (tie): $109.41
- North Dakota: $109.29
- North Carolina: $109.05
- Georgia: $108.70
- Idaho and Wisconsin (tie): $107.07
- Michigan: $106.27
- Montana: $106.16
- New Mexico: $105.26
- Wyoming: $103.95
- Arizona: $103.73
- Texas: $103.52
- Utah: $103.09
- Maine: $102.99
- Minnesota: $102.46
- Nevada: $102.35
- Pennsylvania: $101.83
- Rhode Island: $101.32
- Oregon: $101.01
- Florida: $100.91
- Illinois: $99.30
- Vermont: $98.81
- Delaware: $98.14
- Colorado: $98.04
- Virginia: $97.47
- Washington: $96.34
- New Hampshire: $95.06
- Alaska: $94.61
- Massachusetts: $93.37
- Connecticut: $91.91
- Maryland: $90.66
- California: $88.87
- New Jersey: $87.34
- New York: $86.43
- Hawaii: $85.62
- District of Columbia: $84.67