Fern Prairie, Washington Cost Of Living

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28%

Overall NAT. AVG.

16%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

67%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Fern Prairie	Washington	National
Cost of living	128	117	100
Goods & Services	116	110	100
Groceries	108	108	100
Health care	115	121	100
Housing	167	135	100
Transportation	126	117	100
Utilities	90	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Fern Prairie is 10% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Fern Prairie is 28% higher than the national average
Fern Prairie housing is 67% 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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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	$84,759	$7,063	$1,978	$2,543
Renters	$50,217	$4,185	$1,172	$1,507

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	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$36.96	$20.27	82.3%
Beauty Salon	$60.28	$40.39	49.2%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.36	11.5%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	10.6%
Movie	$11.14	$10.99	1.4%
Bowling	$18.45	$15.49	19.1%

Groceries

Item	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.40	12.9%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$11.86	$10.74	10.4%
Beer	$10.77	$9.60	12.2%

Health Care

Item	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.25	$109.73	33.3%
Doctor	$168.67	$118.34	42.5%
Dentist	$101.75	$100.94	0.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$9.93	5.3%
Lipitor	$495.37	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$338,200.00	$184,700.00	83.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,953.60	$1,229.62	58.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,223.00	$949.00	28.9%

Transportation

Item	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$2.71	22.0%
Tire Balancing	$68.40	$51.86	31.9%

Utilities

Item	Fern Prairie	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.23	$170.84	13.2%
Phone	$177.93	$187.18	4.9%

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.
Wood Village, OR	3,996	100	0.1%
Orchards, WA	21,249	111	11.2%
Fairview, OR	9,215	112	12.2%
Hazel Dell, WA	20,923	112	12.4%
Vancouver, WA	169,982	112	12.4%
Fern Prairie, WA	2,453	128	28.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bono, AR	2,453	85	15.0%
Oakbrook Terrace, IL	2,453	120	20.4%
Dover, MA	2,453	212	111.9%
Woodside East, DE	2,452	94	6.4%
Silver Lake, OH	2,452	102	1.6%
Fern Prairie, WA	2,453	128	28.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.