South Forest Park, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 26%

Goods & Services 32%

Housing 22%

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	126	127	117
Goods & Services	132	132	110
Groceries	130	130	108
Health care	122	122	121
Housing	122	124	135
Transportation	135	135	117
Utilities	108	108	91

Key findings

The cost of living in South Forest Park is 8% higher than the Everett average
The cost of living in South Forest Park is 26% 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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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)
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	$34.11	$20.27	68.3%
Beauty Salon	$56.95	$40.39	41.0%
Toothpaste	$4.02	$2.36	70.5%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	10.2%
Movie	$13.16	$10.99	19.7%
Bowling	$21.77	$15.49	40.5%

Groceries

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$4.30	30.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.57	$1.40	83.4%
Milk	$2.21	$2.20	0.5%
Potatoes	$3.32	$3.22	3.2%
Pizza	$13.72	$10.74	27.8%
Beer	$12.19	$9.60	27.0%

Health Care

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.67	$109.73	40.0%
Doctor	$150.37	$118.34	27.1%
Dentist	$125.24	$100.94	24.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.27	$9.93	13.5%
Lipitor	$501.16	$469.53	6.7%

Housing

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$242,200.00	$184,700.00	31.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,574.05	$1,229.62	109.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,018.00	$949.00	7.3%

Transportation

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.61	$2.71	33.1%
Tire Balancing	$71.35	$51.86	37.6%

Utilities

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.34	$170.84	10.2%
Phone	$197.61	$187.18	5.6%

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.
Hat Island, WA	44	128	27.7%
Granite Falls, WA	3,458	112	12.1%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,153	115	14.6%
Kingston, WA	1,859	128	27.5%
Marysville, WA	64,955	118	18.0%
Everett, WA	106,580	127	26.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	92	7.9%
Highlands Ranch, CO	106,596	131	30.7%
Norwalk, CA	106,360	130	29.8%
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	n/a
Pearland, TX	106,238	104	3.6%
Everett, WA	106,580	127	26.6%

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

South Forest Park, Everett, WA Cost of Living