South Forest Park, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 28%

Goods & Services 36%

Housing 22%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	South Forest Park	Everett	Washington
Cost of living	128	128	116
Goods & Services	136	136	108
Groceries	129	129	108
Health care	128	128	119
Housing	122	124	135
Transportation	135	135	116
Utilities	107	107	89

Key findings

The cost of living in South Forest Park is 10% higher than the Everett average
The cost of living in South Forest Park is 28% higher than the national average
South Forest Park housing is 22% 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	$47,265	$3,939	$1,103	$1,418

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	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.38	$17.49	96.6%
Beauty Salon	$47.00	$38.17	23.1%
Toothpaste	$3.37	$2.32	45.2%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.01	16.6%
Movie	$14.42	$10.72	34.5%
Bowling	$20.67	$13.86	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.99	$3.90	53.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.12	$1.40	51.9%
Milk	$1.99	$1.96	1.4%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.18	6.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$10.39	16.4%
Beer	$11.49	$9.23	24.5%

Health Care

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.86	$106.34	50.3%
Doctor	$136.67	$115.25	18.6%
Dentist	$147.50	$98.38	49.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$9.26	10.0%
Lipitor	$478.09	$466.47	2.5%

Housing

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$242,200.00	$184,700.00	31.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,965.45	$1,273.32	132.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,018.00	$949.00	7.3%

Transportation

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.57	$2.59	37.7%
Tire Balancing	$65.70	$48.90	34.4%

Utilities

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$181.53	$167.60	8.3%
Phone	$191.40	$163.42	17.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hat Island, WA	44	130	30%
Granite Falls, WA	3,458	113	13%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,153	116	16%
Kingston, WA	1,859	129	29%
Marysville, WA	64,955	119	19%
Everett, WA	106,580	128	28%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	95	-5%
Highlands Ranch, CO	106,596	129	29%
Norwalk, CA	106,360	131	31%
Pearland, TX	106,238	103	3%
North Charleston, SC	106,113	95	-5%
Everett, WA	106,580	128	28%

Source: The South Forest Park, Everett, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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