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Springfield, Missouri |
December 09, 2005 |
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SPRINGFIELD UTILITY
COSTS FAR BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE |
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Recently released data shows Springfield's utility index in the
third quarter of 2005 as the lowest in the United States.
The index is a component of a cost of living report released by
ACCRA, a national research association that tracks approximately 300
urban areas across the U.S. The utility analysis
measures residential electric and gas rates and local telephone
service costs.
Springfield's second and third
quarter utility indexes were nearly 30% below the national average
index of 100. Below is a table showing ten of the lowest-cost
utility locations across the country so far in 2005. |
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2005
QUARTERLY UTILITY INDEX |
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1Q |
2Q |
3Q |
| Springfield, MO |
73.8 |
73.0 |
72.0 |
| San Antonio, TX |
68.9 |
76.6 |
76.7 |
| San Marcos, TX |
78.6 |
81.1 |
79.7 |
| Charlotte, NC |
79.1 |
78.0 |
76.9 |
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Champaign-Urbana, IL |
77.4 |
77.0 |
86.2 |
| Lubbock, TX |
77.7 |
75.0 |
75.7 |
| Morristown, TN |
78.8 |
77.4 |
78.0 |
| Bartlesville,
OK |
79.9 |
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77.8 |
| Lincoln County,
OR |
74.6 |
84.9 |
83.8 |
| Plattsburgh, NY |
84.7 |
81.1 |
75.7 |
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Visit us at
www.business4springfield.com for additional information
regarding developments and data on the Springfield area. |
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