Big Bucks In Sports

MIAMI NICE
Relative to other costs in South Florida, taking in a Marlins or a Panthers game (or suffering through a Dolphins or a Heat game) is a pretty good deal.

Index Rating .87

BEST DEAL
The rating of .54 shows how the cost of going to a game in Anaheim compares with the cost of living in Orange County. Though the cost of living is 60% higher in Anaheim than in San Antonio, for example, the cost of going to an Angels or a Ducks game is less than the cost of going to a Spurs game.

Index Rating .54

SWINGING IT
The cost of living in Salt Lake City is 1.3% below the national average, but the cost of going to a Jazz game—the only major pro team in town—is 16% less than the NBA average.

Index Rating: .85

WORST DEAL
The cost of going to a Spurs game is way up there compared with the cost of living in San Antonio in the first quarter of 2008. Texas is home to eight major professional teams—San Antonio, Houston and Dallas ranked first, second and third highest, respectively, in SI's city calculations.

Index Rating 1.15

FEEDING DEMAND
How does the cost of going to a Packers game compare with the cost-of-living index in Green Bay? What price will this market—the highest-ranked city outside of Texas—bear? Almost anything.

Index Rating 1.05