Cost Of Living In Fife Heights, WA

Fife Heights 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	Fife Heights	Washington	National
Cost of living index	129	115	100
Index	Fife Heights	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	111	106	100
Groceries index	101	107	100
Health care index	116	119	100
Housing index	177	135	100
Transportation index	103	117	100
Utilities index	110	96	100

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The cost of living in Fife Heights is 12% higher than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Fife Heights is 29% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Fife Heights is 77% 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	$86,042	$7,170	$2,008	$2,582
Renters	$50,000	$4,167	$1,167	$1,500

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	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.93	$15.56	10.5%
Beauty Salon	$25.62	$36.11	29.0%
Toothpaste	$2.96	$2.47	19.7%
Shampoo	$1.11	$0.96	15.0%
Movie	$12.14	$10.13	19.9%
Bowling	$4.51	$4.74	4.7%

Groceries

Item	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.97	$3.98	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.41	3.6%
Milk	$1.94	$2.06	6.0%
Potatoes	$2.61	$2.98	12.4%
Pizza	$12.00	$9.47	26.6%
Beer	$9.17	$8.79	4.3%

Health Care

Item	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.40	$101.04	44.9%
Doctor	$146.33	$107.44	36.2%
Dentist	$97.50	$90.42	7.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.21	$9.28	10.1%
Lipitor	$422.57	$426.50	0.9%

Housing

Item	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$323,400.00	$175,700.00	84.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$980.58	$1,133.23	13.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,470.00	$920.00	59.8%

Transportation

Item	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.36	$1.99	18.5%
Tire Balancing	$30.97	$45.76	32.3%

Utilities

Item	Fife Heights	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$132.40	$163.81	19.2%
Phone	$42.68	$28.39	50.3%

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.
Ketron Island, WA	0	108	8%
North Puyallup, WA	1,746	97	-3%
Midland, WA	8,526	104	4%
Carbonado, WA	530	104	4%
Parkland, WA	36,263	105	5%
Fife Heights, WA	1,977	129	29%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Humboldt, KS	1,977	78	-22%
Indian River, MI	1,977	90	-10%
Saugerties South, NY	1,977	108	8%
Eleanor, WV	1,976	89	-11%
Ko Olina, HI	1,976	182	82%
Fife Heights, WA	1,977	129	29%

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

Fife Heights, WA Cost of Living