15 Cheapest States to Live in the United States

How the rankings were determined

If you’re looking to move somewhere where you can stretch your dollar a little bit farther, you might want to start your search with one of these cheapest states to live in. CNBC crunched the numbers on prices across 64 metrics for each state, including pricing on basic items like housing, groceries, and energy costs, to determine where you’ll be able to live big for less. They gave each state both a points ranking and a letter grade—and these states all scored B+ or above for their low cost of living.

The rankings were part of their overall “top states for business” coverage, which ranked states based on other factors beneficial to businesses, such as good infrastructure, educational system, and the quality of the workforce.