Cost Of Living In Alger, WA

Alger cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Alger	Washington	National
Cost of living index	136	115	100
Index	Alger	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	109	106	100
Groceries index	106	107	100
Health care index	123	119	100
Housing index	201	135	100
Transportation index	118	117	100
Utilities index	95	96	100

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The cost of living in Alger is 18% higher than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Alger is 36% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Alger is 101% higher than the national average.
Washington general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Washington state income tax is 100% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$62,604	$5,217	$1,461	$1,878
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	9.6%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.99	$15.56	9.2%
Beauty Salon	$33.33	$36.11	7.7%
Toothpaste	$2.97	$2.47	20.1%
Shampoo	$1.37	$0.96	42.3%
Movie	$11.90	$10.13	17.5%
Bowling	$3.92	$4.74	17.3%

Groceries

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.39	$3.98	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.23	$1.41	58.5%
Milk	$2.23	$2.06	7.9%
Potatoes	$2.47	$2.98	17.3%
Pizza	$9.60	$9.47	1.3%
Beer	$9.59	$8.79	9.0%

Health Care

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$166.91	$101.04	65.2%
Doctor	$134.83	$107.44	25.5%
Dentist	$112.67	$90.42	24.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.39	$9.28	22.8%
Lipitor	$428.40	$426.50	0.4%

Housing

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$353,400.00	$175,700.00	101.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,540.11	$1,133.23	35.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$1.99	23.2%
Tire Balancing	$48.54	$45.76	6.1%

Utilities

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.32	$163.81	7.6%
Phone	$27.99	$28.39	1.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Acme, WA	310	108	8%
Sedro-Woolley, WA	10,645	111	11%
Lyman, WA	549	111	11%
Burlington, WA	8,466	112	12%
Mount Vernon, WA	32,356	113	13%
Alger, WA	164	136	36%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Delft Colony, CA	164	98	-2%
Amador City, CA	164	113	13%
Ruth, CA	164	122	22%
Crystal Lake, IA	164	76	-24%
Gravois Mills, MO	164	91	-9%
Alger, WA	164	136	36%

Source: The Alger, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Alger, WA Cost of Living