Where Hawaii Ranks 47

Hawaii is an expensive place to live. We who live here tend to forget that sometimes. I feel it's my duty as a loud-mouth blogger to bring this up time and again.

So here we go ... again. But I'll start off with something a bit more optimistic.

Least-Stressed City (WalletHub, 2016) 

1. Fremont, CA
2. Irvine, CA
3. HONOLULU, HI
4. Madison, WI
5. San Jose, CA

Most Expensive Coffee (The Council for Community and Economic Research, 2015) 

1. HONOLULU, HI ($7.56 average per cup)
2. (Tie) San Francisco, CA ($5.99)
3. (Tie) Kodiak, AK ($5.99)
4. Oakland, CA ($5.98)
5. Olympia, WA ($5.89)

Highest Overall Tax Burden (WalletHub, 2016) 

1. New York (13.12%)
2. HAWAII (11.86%)
3. (Tie) Maine (11.13%)
4. (Tie) Vermont (11.13%)
5. Connecticut (10.9%)

Worst State to Make a Living (Moneyrates, 2016) 

1. HAWAII
2. Oregon
3. West Virginia
4. Maine
5. California

Where $100 Is Worth Least (Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2014) 

1. District of Columbia ($84.67)
2. HAWAII ($85.62)
3. New York ($86.43)
4. New Jersey ($87.34)
5. California ($88.97)