Cost Of Living In Swede Heaven, WA

Swede Heaven 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	Swede Heaven	Washington	National
Cost of living index	119	115	100
Index	Swede Heaven	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	116	106	100
Groceries index	116	107	100
Health care index	120	119	100
Housing index	133	135	100
Transportation index	115	117	100
Utilities index	91	96	100

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The cost of living in Swede Heaven is 3% higher than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Swede Heaven is 19% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Swede Heaven is 33% 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	$51,705	$4,309	$1,206	$1,551
Renters	$50,417	$4,201	$1,176	$1,513

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	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.97	$15.56	28.3%
Beauty Salon	$37.11	$36.11	2.8%
Toothpaste	$3.38	$2.47	36.8%
Shampoo	$1.36	$0.96	40.6%
Movie	$10.59	$10.13	4.6%
Bowling	$8.67	$4.74	83.0%

Groceries

Item	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.48	$3.98	12.5%
Fried Chicken	$2.12	$1.41	50.7%
Milk	$2.28	$2.06	10.6%
Potatoes	$1.98	$2.98	33.7%
Pizza	$12.19	$9.47	28.7%
Beer	$9.49	$8.79	8.0%

Health Care

Item	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.05	$101.04	55.4%
Doctor	$132.11	$107.44	23.0%
Dentist	$110.39	$90.42	22.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.78	$9.28	16.1%
Lipitor	$426.92	$426.50	0.1%

Housing

Item	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$234,500.00	$175,700.00	33.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,313.13	$1,133.23	15.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$1.99	20.3%
Tire Balancing	$46.48	$45.76	1.6%

Utilities

Item	Swede Heaven	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.32	$163.81	7.6%
Phone	$25.32	$28.39	10.8%

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.
Verlot, WA	93	100	0%
Darrington, WA	1,553	101	1%
Granite Falls, WA	3,416	110	10%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,230	110	10%
Clear Lake CDP (Skagit County), WA	994	119	19%
Swede Heaven, WA	843	119	19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Millersburg, KY	843	82	-18%
Rural Valley, PA	843	83	-17%
Norphlet, AR	843	86	-14%
Altus, AR	843	77	-23%
Merrill, OR	843	93	-7%
Swede Heaven, WA	843	119	19%

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

Swede Heaven, WA Cost of Living