South Forest Park, WA Cost Of Living

South Forest Park 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	South Forest Park	Everett	Washington
Cost of living index	128	129	115
Index	South Forest Park	Everett	Washington
Goods & Services index	135	135	106
Groceries index	127	127	107
Health care index	124	124	118
Housing index	122	124	135
Transportation index	133	133	116
Utilities index	123	123	94

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The cost of living in South Forest Park is 11% higher than the Everett average.
The cost of living in South Forest Park is 28% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in South Forest Park 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	$32.71	$16.09	103.4%
Beauty Salon	$43.43	$37.33	16.3%
Toothpaste	$3.23	$2.45	31.8%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.00	30.9%
Movie	$12.53	$10.28	21.9%
Bowling	$5.74	$4.93	16.4%

Groceries

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.06	$3.80	32.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.88	$1.40	34.4%
Milk	$2.03	$2.01	1.1%
Potatoes	$1.93	$3.01	35.9%
Pizza	$11.36	$9.89	14.9%
Beer	$10.81	$8.90	21.5%

Health Care

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$145.72	$102.16	42.6%
Doctor	$124.00	$108.36	14.4%
Dentist	$132.64	$92.53	43.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.41	$9.28	12.2%
Lipitor	$438.72	$425.82	3.0%

Housing

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$242,200.00	$184,700.00	31.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,183.55	$1,202.44	81.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,018.00	$949.00	7.3%

Transportation

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.88	$2.24	28.3%
Tire Balancing	$66.34	$46.29	43.3%

Utilities

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.91	$165.96	15.0%
Phone	$38.34	$28.68	33.7%

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	131	31%
Granite Falls, WA	3,458	109	9%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,153	112	12%
Kingston, WA	1,859	130	30%
Marysville, WA	64,955	115	15%
Everett, WA	106,580	129	29%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	94	-6%
Highlands Ranch, CO	106,596	130	30%
Norwalk, CA	106,360	131	31%
Pearland, TX	106,238	101	1%
North Charleston, SC	106,113	100	0%
Everett, WA	106,580	129	29%

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 2017.

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