{"id":96042,"date":"2025-08-20T05:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96042\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T05:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:24:17","slug":"23-cities-hit-hard-by-inflation-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96042\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Cities Hit Hard By Inflation in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

While inflation isn\u2019t as high<\/a> as it was in the early 2020s, many consumers are still feeling the pain at checkout<\/a>. Residents in certain states bear the brunt of the problem, and WalletHub\u2019s<\/a> most recent report highlights the places where price increases hit the hardest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. Cities Feeling Inflation\u00a0the Most<\/a>These Cities Saw the Most Dramatic Inflation in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The personal finance website looked at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> to determine how the prices of goods and services have changed over time. More specifically, WalletHub examined two key components of the CPI (changes in the latest month vs. 2 months before and changes in the latest month vs. 1 year ago) across 23 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The researchers then calculated each area\u2019s CPI changes for the given periods and ranked the final scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. Cities Feeling Inflation\u00a0the Most\"Inflation<\/p>\n

Places closer to the coast are getting the worst of it. | Andriy Onufriyenko\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue MSA seems to be feeling inflation the most, according to the data. Area prices have risen 1.4 percent over the past two months and 2.7 percent over the past year. It\u2019s no wonder that Washington residents need to earn more than $106,000 a year to live comfortably<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The San Diego-Carlsbad area in California trails behind, with the CPI change reaching .80 percent in the last two months and 4 percent over the last year. Many typical expenses<\/a>, such as state taxes, food, utilities, and transportation, are higher than average in the state, putting a strain on Californians\u2019 wallets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area in Florida take the third spot. The region\u2019s prices have seen a 1.1 percent increase in the last two months, along with a 3.3 percent increase over the year.<\/p>\n

You can see if your city made the list below.<\/p>\n

You May Also Like:These Cities Saw the Most Dramatic Inflation in 2025<\/p>\n

Rank<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Statistical Area<\/p>\n

CPI Change (Latest month vs 2 months before)<\/p>\n

CPI Change (Latest month vs 1 year before)<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA\t<\/p>\n

1.40 percent<\/p>\n

2.70 percent<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA<\/p>\n

0.80 percent<\/p>\n

4.00 percent<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL<\/p>\n

1.10 percent\t<\/p>\n

3.30 percent<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

St. Louis, MO-IL\t<\/p>\n

1.10 percent\t<\/p>\n

2.50 percent<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA\t<\/p>\n

0.70 percent<\/p>\n

3.20%<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD\t<\/p>\n

0.60 percent<\/p>\n

3.30 percent<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL\t<\/p>\n

0.50 percent\t<\/p>\n

3.10 percent<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\t<\/p>\n

0.20 percent\t<\/p>\n

3.50 percent<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD\t<\/p>\n

0.30 percent<\/p>\n

3.00 percent<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA\t<\/p>\n

0.20 percent\t<\/p>\n

3.20 percent<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI\t<\/p>\n

0.70 percent\t<\/p>\n

1.80 percent<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI\t<\/p>\n

0.90 percent\t<\/p>\n

1.30 percent<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA\t<\/p>\n

0.60 percent\t<\/p>\n

1.80 percent<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO\t<\/p>\n

0.40 percent\t<\/p>\n

2.10 percent<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI\t<\/p>\n

0.10 percent\t<\/p>\n

2.70 percent<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\t<\/p>\n

0.40 percent\t<\/p>\n

2.00 percent<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX\t<\/p>\n

0.40 percent\t<\/p>\n

1.80 percent<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH\t<\/p>\n

-0.30 percent\t<\/p>\n

3.20 percent<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA\t<\/p>\n

0.20 percent\t<\/p>\n

1.50 percent<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Anchorage, AK\t<\/p>\n

0.10 percent<\/p>\n

1.60 percent<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

Urban Honolulu, HI\t<\/p>\n

-0.30 percent\t<\/p>\n

2.30 percent<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\t<\/p>\n

0.20 percent\t<\/p>\n

0.20 percent<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX\t<\/p>\n

-0.30 percent\t<\/p>\n

0.90 percent<\/p>\n

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