Every metro area, ranked by food-at-home price change
The 23 metro areas the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a food-at-home index for, ordered from the smallest 12-month change to the largest. Every figure is read from the series record named on that area's own page.
An index measures price change. Compare the changes between areas, never the index levels.
Food at home over 12 months, smallest change first
| Metro area | Latest published month | Index level | 12 months earlier | 12-month change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Food at home | December 2025 | 298.345 | December 2024 | +0.09% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 133.614 | December 2024 | +0.26% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Food at home | December 2025 | 315.122 | December 2024 | +0.51% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Food at home | December 2025 | 316.672 | December 2024 | +1.25% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | Food at home | December 2025 | 332.893 | December 2024 | +1.47% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Food at home | December 2025 | 303.470 | December 2024 | +1.84% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Food at home | December 2025 | 301.702 | December 2024 | +1.99% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 333.151 | December 2024 | +2.04% |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 295.725 | December 2024 | +2.11% |
| Urban Alaska | Food at home | December 2025 | 264.545 | December 2024 | +2.12% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Food at home | December 2025 | 279.492 | December 2024 | +2.40% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Food at home | December 2025 | 306.496 | December 2024 | +2.45% |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | Food at home | December 2025 | 299.113 | December 2024 | +2.77% |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | Food at home | December 2025 | 287.155 | December 2024 | +2.99% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | Food at home | December 2025 | 331.683 | December 2024 | +3.02% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Food at home | December 2025 | 320.704 | December 2024 | +3.42% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Food at home | December 2025 | 278.158 | December 2024 | +3.44% |
| Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Food at home | December 2025 | 323.260 | December 2024 | +3.61% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Food at home | December 2025 | 190.345 | December 2024 | +3.80% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Food at home | December 2025 | 325.830 | December 2024 | +4.28% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Food at home | December 2025 | 317.320 | December 2024 | +4.69% |
| Urban Hawaii | Food at home | December 2025 | 370.571 | December 2024 | +5.10% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 348.464 | December 2024 | +5.73% |
A negative change is a fall. Index levels differ between areas because the series have different base periods, so only the change is compared here.
All three food indexes, smallest 12-month change in food at home first
| Area | Index | Latest published month | Index level | 12 months earlier | 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Food at home | December 2025 | 298.345 | December 2024 | +0.09% |
| Food | December 2025 | 329.825 | December 2024 | +1.95% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 368.880 | December 2024 | +4.98% | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 133.614 | December 2024 | +0.26% |
| Food | November 2025 | 141.967 | November 2024 | +2.59% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 154.218 | November 2024 | +4.52% | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Food at home | December 2025 | 315.122 | December 2024 | +0.51% |
| Food | November 2025 | 361.306 | November 2024 | +2.09% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 444.093 | November 2024 | +5.24% | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Food at home | December 2025 | 316.672 | December 2024 | +1.25% |
| Food | December 2025 | 316.486 | December 2024 | +2.16% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 306.843 | December 2024 | +3.26% | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | Food at home | December 2025 | 332.893 | December 2024 | +1.47% |
| Food | December 2025 | 386.827 | December 2024 | +4.37% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 472.715 | December 2024 | +7.56% | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Food at home | December 2025 | 303.470 | December 2024 | +1.84% |
| Food | November 2025 | 328.506 | November 2024 | +2.22% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 364.553 | November 2024 | +2.76% | |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Food at home | December 2025 | 301.702 | December 2024 | +1.99% |
| Food | December 2025 | 343.890 | December 2024 | +2.96% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 416.873 | December 2024 | +4.23% | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 333.151 | December 2024 | +2.04% |
| Food | December 2025 | 356.415 | December 2024 | +2.95% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 377.649 | December 2024 | +3.84% | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 295.725 | December 2024 | +2.11% |
| Food | November 2025 | 336.898 | November 2024 | +1.13% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 400.522 | November 2024 | +2.91% | |
| Urban Alaska | Food at home | December 2025 | 264.545 | December 2024 | +2.12% |
| Food | December 2025 | 282.885 | December 2024 | +2.94% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 320.183 | December 2024 | +4.60% | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Food at home | December 2025 | 279.492 | December 2024 | +2.40% |
| Food | December 2025 | 297.130 | December 2024 | +2.05% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 327.008 | December 2024 | +1.36% | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Food at home | December 2025 | 306.496 | December 2024 | +2.45% |
| Food | December 2025 | 350.376 | December 2024 | +3.29% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 413.337 | December 2024 | +4.68% | |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | Food at home | December 2025 | 299.113 | December 2024 | +2.77% |
| Food | December 2025 | 317.149 | December 2024 | +3.60% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 331.593 | December 2024 | +4.55% | |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | Food at home | December 2025 | 287.155 | December 2024 | +2.99% |
| Food | November 2025 | 321.560 | November 2024 | +1.72% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 385.491 | November 2024 | +5.96% | |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | Food at home | December 2025 | 331.683 | December 2024 | +3.02% |
| Food | December 2025 | 354.588 | December 2024 | +3.06% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 399.692 | December 2024 | +3.12% | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Food at home | December 2025 | 320.704 | December 2024 | +3.42% |
| Food | December 2025 | 361.001 | December 2024 | +5.00% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 431.405 | December 2024 | +7.37% | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Food at home | December 2025 | 278.158 | December 2024 | +3.44% |
| Food | November 2025 | 335.540 | November 2024 | +1.62% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 436.434 | November 2024 | +2.17% | |
| Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Food at home | December 2025 | 323.260 | December 2024 | +3.61% |
| Food | November 2025 | 362.600 | November 2024 | +2.34% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 425.871 | November 2024 | +1.84% | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Food at home | December 2025 | 190.345 | December 2024 | +3.80% |
| Food | December 2025 | 196.909 | December 2024 | +2.31% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 210.610 | December 2024 | +0.76% | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Food at home | December 2025 | 325.830 | December 2024 | +4.28% |
| Food | December 2025 | 347.603 | December 2024 | +3.17% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 386.960 | December 2024 | +0.27% | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Food at home | December 2025 | 317.320 | December 2024 | +4.69% |
| Food | November 2025 | 312.148 | November 2024 | +4.15% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 310.334 | November 2024 | +6.14% | |
| Urban Hawaii | Food at home | December 2025 | 370.571 | December 2024 | +5.10% |
| Food | November 2025 | 391.391 | November 2024 | +4.41% | |
| Food away from home | November 2025 | 401.994 | November 2024 | +1.36% | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | Food at home | December 2025 | 348.464 | December 2024 | +5.73% |
| Food | December 2025 | 390.239 | December 2024 | +4.33% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 444.093 | December 2024 | +2.91% |
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Other areas the source publishes
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also publishes these three indexes for the four regions split into census divisions and for two size classes of urban area. They are in the source data; they have no page of their own on this site.
| Area | Index | Latest published month | Index level | 12 months earlier | 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East North Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.086 | December 2024 | +1.83% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.469 | December 2024 | +2.79% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.514 | December 2024 | +4.34% | |
| East South Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.171 | December 2024 | +1.94% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.363 | December 2024 | +2.51% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.981 | December 2024 | +3.48% | |
| Middle Atlantic | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.145 | December 2024 | +2.83% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.311 | December 2024 | +3.43% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.742 | December 2024 | +4.36% | |
| Midwest - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 301.242 | December 2024 | +1.57% |
| Food | December 2025 | 331.802 | December 2024 | +2.34% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 379.874 | December 2024 | +3.51% | |
| Midwest - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 190.497 | December 2024 | +1.93% |
| Food | December 2025 | 208.340 | December 2024 | +2.85% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 238.532 | December 2024 | +4.27% | |
| Mountain | Food at home | December 2025 | 136.178 | December 2024 | +3.12% |
| Food | December 2025 | 138.894 | December 2024 | +3.38% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 143.510 | December 2024 | +3.73% | |
| New England | Food at home | December 2025 | 126.209 | December 2024 | +2.97% |
| Food | December 2025 | 134.043 | December 2024 | +3.26% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 146.940 | December 2024 | +3.68% | |
| Northeast - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 325.399 | December 2024 | +2.28% |
| Food | December 2025 | 347.658 | December 2024 | +2.83% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 387.061 | December 2024 | +3.60% | |
| Northeast - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 191.852 | December 2024 | +3.43% |
| Food | December 2025 | 213.906 | December 2024 | +3.94% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 253.182 | December 2024 | +4.79% | |
| Pacific | Food at home | December 2025 | 134.394 | December 2024 | +2.07% |
| Food | December 2025 | 140.980 | December 2024 | +3.15% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 150.077 | December 2024 | +4.47% | |
| Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 289.145 | December 2024 | +2.46% |
| Food | December 2025 | 311.144 | December 2024 | +3.07% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 340.486 | December 2024 | +3.86% | |
| Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 197.881 | December 2024 | +2.29% |
| Food | December 2025 | 214.401 | December 2024 | +3.07% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 241.420 | December 2024 | +4.25% | |
| South - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 304.620 | December 2024 | +3.12% |
| Food | December 2025 | 338.889 | December 2024 | +3.45% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 393.335 | December 2024 | +3.90% | |
| South - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 202.094 | December 2024 | +2.00% |
| Food | December 2025 | 215.033 | December 2024 | +2.77% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 234.518 | December 2024 | +3.91% | |
| South Atlantic | Food at home | December 2025 | 133.553 | December 2024 | +2.62% |
| Food | December 2025 | 136.131 | December 2024 | +3.34% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 140.241 | December 2024 | +4.40% | |
| West - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 328.114 | December 2024 | +2.52% |
| Food | December 2025 | 362.607 | December 2024 | +3.30% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 406.958 | December 2024 | +4.17% | |
| West - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 200.211 | December 2024 | +2.21% |
| Food | December 2025 | 218.353 | December 2024 | +3.10% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 249.470 | December 2024 | +4.43% | |
| West North Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 132.304 | December 2024 | +1.67% |
| Food | December 2025 | 136.273 | December 2024 | +2.33% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.839 | December 2024 | +3.23% | |
| West South Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 130.953 | December 2024 | +2.15% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.799 | December 2024 | +2.61% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.694 | December 2024 | +3.19% |
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