Alger, WA Cost Of Living

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	130	115	100
Index	Alger	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	114	106	100
Groceries index	105	107	100
Health care index	116	118	100
Housing index	179	135	100
Transportation index	121	116	100
Utilities index	80	94	100

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The cost of living in Alger is 13% higher than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Alger is 30% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Alger is 79% 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	$79,219	$6,602	$1,848	$2,377
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.96	$16.09	11.7%
Beauty Salon	$41.25	$37.33	10.5%
Toothpaste	$3.02	$2.45	23.3%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.00	43.3%
Movie	$12.29	$10.28	19.5%
Bowling	$5.08	$4.93	3.1%

Groceries

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.06	$3.80	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.2%
Milk	$1.82	$2.01	9.3%
Potatoes	$2.83	$3.01	5.9%
Pizza	$10.89	$9.89	10.2%
Beer	$9.32	$8.90	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$174.50	$102.16	70.8%
Doctor	$133.17	$108.36	22.9%
Dentist	$103.17	$92.53	11.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$9.28	17.0%
Lipitor	$403.48	$425.82	5.2%

Housing

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$330,000.00	$184,700.00	78.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,684.91	$1,202.44	40.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.24	27.2%
Tire Balancing	$50.08	$46.29	8.2%

Utilities

Item	Alger	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$119.96	$165.96	27.7%
Phone	$25.99	$28.68	9.4%

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	162	109	9%
Edison, WA	135	108	8%
Sedro-Woolley, WA	11,225	106	6%
Burlington, WA	8,572	107	7%
Mount Vernon, WA	33,388	108	8%
Alger, WA	156	130	30%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glenwood, MO	156	77	-23%
Bushnell, NE	156	93	-7%
Girard, GA	156	78	-22%
Quitman, LA	156	85	-15%
Rye, AR	156	88	-12%
Alger, WA	156	130	30%

Source: The Alger, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Alger, WA Cost of Living