Newtacoma, Tacoma, WA Cost Of Living

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	107	112	115
Index	Newtacoma	Tacoma	Washington
Goods & Services index	116	116	106
Groceries index	110	110	107
Health care index	122	122	118
Housing index	95	111	135
Transportation index	97	97	116
Utilities index	114	114	94

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The cost of living in Newtacoma is 7% lower than the Tacoma average.
The cost of living in Newtacoma is 7% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Newtacoma is 5% 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)
Household	$38,389	$3,199	$896	$1,152

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$16.09	34.6%
Beauty Salon	$35.58	$37.33	4.7%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$2.45	45.2%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.00	31.7%
Movie	$12.41	$10.28	20.7%
Bowling	$4.55	$4.93	7.8%

Groceries

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.15	$3.80	9.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.40	21.3%
Milk	$2.19	$2.01	9.3%
Potatoes	$2.02	$3.01	32.8%
Pizza	$12.67	$9.89	28.2%
Beer	$9.77	$8.90	9.8%

Health Care

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$147.57	$102.16	44.5%
Doctor	$155.37	$108.36	43.4%
Dentist	$106.53	$92.53	15.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.13	$9.28	19.9%
Lipitor	$410.95	$425.82	3.5%

Housing

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$212,400.00	$184,700.00	15.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,176.47	$1,202.44	2.2%
Apartment Rent	$980.00	$949.00	3.3%

Transportation

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.69	$2.24	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$23.82	$46.29	48.5%

Utilities

Item	Tacoma	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.28	$165.96	19.1%
Phone	$44.00	$28.68	53.4%

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	112	12%
Midland, WA	8,730	106	6%
Parkland, WA	36,998	107	7%
North Puyallup, WA	2,002	108	8%
Algona, WA	3,140	111	11%
Tacoma, WA	205,602	112	12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fontana, CA	205,228	122	22%
Oxnard, CA	204,752	133	33%
Fayetteville, NC	203,670	94	-6%
Modesto, CA	208,512	109	9%
Moreno Valley, CA	202,061	117	17%
Tacoma, WA	205,602	112	12%

Source: The Newtacoma, Tacoma, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Newtacoma, Tacoma, WA Cost of Living