Cost Of Living In Steptoe, WA

Steptoe 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	Steptoe	Washington	National
Cost of living index	88	115	100
Index	Steptoe	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	101	106	100
Groceries index	95	107	100
Health care index	116	119	100
Housing index	59	135	100
Transportation index	113	117	100
Utilities index	90	96	100

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The cost of living in Steptoe is 24% lower than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Steptoe is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Steptoe is 41% lower 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	$58,125	$4,844	$1,356	$1,744
Renters	$23,958	$1,997	$559	$719

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	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.02	$15.56	9.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.70	$36.11	1.1%
Toothpaste	$2.92	$2.47	18.3%
Shampoo	$1.03	$0.96	6.4%
Movie	$10.59	$10.13	4.6%
Bowling	$8.59	$4.74	81.3%

Groceries

Item	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.89	$3.98	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.41	5.5%
Milk	$2.21	$2.06	7.0%
Potatoes	$1.79	$2.98	39.8%
Pizza	$9.05	$9.47	4.4%
Beer	$10.10	$8.79	14.8%

Health Care

Item	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.00	$101.04	19.8%
Doctor	$140.50	$107.44	30.8%
Dentist	$99.61	$90.42	10.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.17	$9.28	20.4%
Lipitor	$444.66	$426.50	4.3%

Housing

Item	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,000.00	$175,700.00	43.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,082.23	$1,133.23	4.5%
Apartment Rent	$575.00	$920.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$1.99	20.2%
Tire Balancing	$44.37	$45.76	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Steptoe	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.37	$163.81	16.8%
Phone	$28.32	$28.39	0.2%

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.
Farmington, WA	126	88	-12%
Albion, WA	546	90	-10%
Oakesdale, WA	498	90	-10%
Garfield, WA	479	90	-10%
St. John, WA	524	91	-9%
Steptoe, WA	190	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calhoun, IL	190	71	-29%
Kamrar, IA	190	73	-27%
Spottsville, KY	190	81	-19%
Michiana, MI	190	139	39%
Holcombe, WI	190	86	-14%
Steptoe, WA	190	88	-12%

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

Steptoe, WA Cost of Living