While inflation remains a nationwide issue—currently a key focus of both policymakers and consumers themselves—rates of inflation differ widely across the U.S.

Personal finance website WalletHub analyzed both short- and long-term increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases across 23 metropolitan statistical areas, ranking them according to these jumps.

Why It Matters

U.S inflation has been running hot since 2021, when a post-COVID rebound in demand coincided with disruptions to the global supply chain, pushing the 12-month rate to 9.1 percent in June of 2022.

Inflation remains stubbornly elevated in 2025, above the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target and adding to the financial strains already facing Americans . Prices are now under additional upward pressure as a result o

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