Index | Birch Bay | Washington | National |
Cost of living index | 113 | 115 | 100 |
Index | Birch Bay | Washington | National |
Goods & Services index | 114 | 106 | 100 |
Groceries index | 105 | 107 | 100 |
Health care index | 116 | 118 | 100 |
Housing index | 122 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation index | 121 | 116 | 100 |
Utilities index | 80 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,907 | $5,076 | $1,421 | $1,827 |
Renters | $39,211 | $3,268 | $915 | $1,176 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Birch Bay | 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% |
Item | Birch Bay | 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% |
Item | Birch Bay | 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% |
Item | Birch Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $237,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 28.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,684.91 | $1,202.44 | 40.1% |
Apartment Rent | $1,019.00 | $949.00 | 7.4% |
Item | Birch Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.86 | $2.24 | 27.2% |
Tire Balancing | $50.08 | $46.29 | 8.2% |
Item | Birch Bay | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $119.96 | $165.96 | 27.7% |
Phone | $25.99 | $28.68 | 9.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Custer, WA | 448 | 109 | 9% |
Point Roberts, WA | 1,203 | 110 | 10% |
Ferndale, WA | 12,666 | 113 | 13% |
Lynden, WA | 13,204 | 118 | 18% |
Blaine, WA | 4,988 | 119 | 19% |
Birch Bay, WA | 8,107 | 113 | 13% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Brazil, IN | 8,105 | 84 | -16% |
Wood-Ridge, NJ | 8,109 | 137 | 37% |
London, KY | 8,111 | 87 | -13% |
Lugoff, SC | 8,103 | 96 | -4% |
Abingdon, VA | 8,117 | 92 | -8% |
Birch Bay, WA | 8,107 | 113 | 13% |