NPR

Cars are essential in most of the U.S. They're also increasingly unaffordable

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?
Metro Times

Comparing Detroit’s Cost of Living to Other Major U.S. Cities

It’s a question more Americans are asking: Is it expensive to live in Michigan? Specifically, many are scrutinizing the Detroit cost of living as inflation, real estate shifts, and urban migration ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin wasn’t always expensive. Here’s how it became Texas’ priciest metropolis.

About this series: The Cost of Living will explore how Austin became so expensive, who is being squeezed by the city’s economic boom and what local leaders are — or aren’t — doing to address it. In ...