ACCRA Cost of Living Index
for Lawton, Oklahoma MSA

The American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA) and the Business Research Center compile the ACCRA Cost of Living Index for the Lawton, Oklahoma metropolitan statisitcal area.

The ACCRA Cost of Living Index is based on a market basket of goods and services which is carefully selected to be representative of  the expenditure patterns of typical  midmanagement households.  The index is complied nationally four times a year.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index information for Lawton is given below in tabular and graphical form.  All values are relative to the national average of 100.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index for Lawton, OK MSA: 
Category  Third Quarter
2000 Fourth Quarter
2000 First Quarter
2001
Composite Index  95.0 95.1 95.5
Grocery Items  92.7 96.5 96.1
Housing  81.6 85.2 86.0
Utilities  113.9 93.8 90.1
Transportation  104.8 102.6 100.3
Health Care  91.3 90.8 92.6
Misc. Goods and Services  100.6 101.6 103.7

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2001

Cost of Living Comparison Among Regional Cities:

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2001.