Custer, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 20%

Housing 100%

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	Custer	Washington	National
Cost of living	114	117	100
Goods & Services	120	110	100
Groceries	113	108	100
Health care	116	121	100
Housing	n/a	135	100
Transportation	127	117	100
Utilities	86	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Custer is 2% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Custer is 14% higher than the national average
Custer housing is 29% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$70,423	$5,869	$1,643	$2,113
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Custer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.85	$20.27	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$43.85	$40.39	8.5%
Toothpaste	$3.49	$2.36	47.9%
Shampoo	$1.54	$1.08	42.8%
Movie	$12.72	$10.99	15.7%
Bowling	$18.93	$15.49	22.2%

Groceries

Item	Custer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.11	$4.30	19.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.08	$1.40	48.4%
Milk	$2.32	$2.20	5.2%
Potatoes	$2.95	$3.22	8.3%
Pizza	$12.99	$10.74	20.9%
Beer	$10.82	$9.60	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Custer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$177.40	$109.73	61.7%
Doctor	$145.93	$118.34	23.3%
Dentist	$107.58	$100.94	6.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.35	$9.93	14.3%
Lipitor	$467.86	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Custer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,653.79	$1,229.62	34.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Custer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.48	$2.71	28.4%
Tire Balancing	$64.94	$51.86	25.2%

Utilities

Item	Custer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.69	$170.84	28.2%
Phone	$196.09	$187.18	4.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nooksack, WA	1,763	113	13.4%
Everson, WA	2,555	114	13.5%
Birch Bay, WA	8,107	117	16.7%
Ferndale, WA	12,666	117	17.2%
Lynden, WA	13,204	122	22.0%
Custer, WA	448	114	14.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Angoon, AK	448	107	6.9%
Lake View, AR	448	73	26.5%
Alta, CA	448	119	18.7%
Yolo, CA	448	114	14.3%
Siloam, GA	448	75	25.4%
Custer, WA	448	114	14.4%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.