Cost Of Living In Newtacoma, Tacoma, WA

Newtacoma 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	Newtacoma	Tacoma	Washington
Cost of living index	109	110	115
Index	Newtacoma	Tacoma	Washington
Goods & Services index	111	111	106
Groceries index	101	101	107
Health care index	116	116	119
Housing index	110	113	135
Transportation index	103	103	117
Utilities index	110	110	96

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The cost of living in Newtacoma is 6% lower than the Tacoma average.
The cost of living in Newtacoma is 9% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Newtacoma is 10% 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)
Household	$36,885	$3,074	$861	$1,107

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	Tacoma	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	Tacoma	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	Tacoma	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	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$207,000.00	$175,700.00	17.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$980.58	$1,133.23	13.5%
Apartment Rent	$933.00	$920.00	1.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Tacoma	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%
Parkland, WA	36,263	105	5%
Burley, WA	1,629	108	8%
Tacoma, WA	201,794	110	10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oxnard, CA	201,744	131	31%
Fontana, CA	201,355	120	20%
Fayetteville, NC	202,421	95	-5%
Shreveport, LA	200,692	86	-14%
Aurora, IL	199,878	100	0%
Tacoma, WA	201,794	110	10%

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

Newtacoma, Tacoma, WA Cost of Living