In a report released Feb. 14, WalletHub identified the cities where inflation is rising the most by comparing 23 metropolitan statistical areas across two metrics: consumer price index change of the latest month compared to two months before, and consumer price index change from the latest month compared to one year ago. Read more about the methodology here.
In a poll from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute, 40.2 percent of dentists cited that they are anticipating inflation, overhead and rising costs to be a challenge in the next six months.
Here are the cities where inflation is rising the most, according to WalletHub:
1. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.
2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla.
3. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
4. San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.
7. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H.
9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.
10. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo.
