Cost Of Living in College Place, WA

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1%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

5%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	College Place	Washington	National
Cost of living	101	118	100
Goods & Services	94	111	100
Groceries	104	110	100
Health care	117	120	100
Housing	105	135	100
Transportation	117	123	100
Utilities	87	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in College Place is 14% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in College Place is 1% higher than the national average
College Place housing is 5% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% 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	$83,410	$6,951	$1,946	$2,503
Renters	$30,460	$2,538	$711	$914

The affordability of the housing market in College Place, WA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among College Place homeowners, the median income is $83,410. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,946 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $30,460. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $711 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	College Place	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.67	$24.26	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$39.87	$45.56	12.5%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$3.70	8.1%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$9.66	$12.13	20.4%
Bowling	$11.07	$18.00	38.5%

Groceries

Item	College Place	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.76	$1.57	75.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.34	$4.93	12.0%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$10.92	$10.41	4.9%

Health Care

Item	College Place	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.67	$125.68	15.1%
Doctor	$182.86	$135.78	34.7%
Dentist	$130.71	$113.29	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$482.37	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	College Place	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$205,500.00	$184,700.00	11.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,425.82	$2,346.69	3.4%
Apartment Rent	$870.00	$949.00	8.3%

Transportation

Item	College Place	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.13	$3.46	19.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.72	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	College Place	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.41	$193.99	23.5%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Milton-Freewater, OR	7,044	90	9.8%
Touchet, WA	357	99	0.8%
Helix, OR	284	104	3.5%
Walla Walla, WA	32,951	105	4.7%
Dixie, WA	170	107	6.7%
College Place, WA	9,311	101	1.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North College Hill, OH	9,310	90	10.4%
Leisure World, MD	9,314	117	17.0%
Eagle Point, OR	9,316	114	13.7%
Hartland, WI	9,317	114	14.0%
Flossmoor, IL	9,318	120	19.9%
College Place, WA	9,311	101	1.2%