Kettle Falls, WA Cost Of Living

Kettle Falls 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	Kettle Falls	Washington	National
Cost of living index	91	115	100
Index	Kettle Falls	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	98	106	100
Groceries index	97	107	100
Health care index	114	118	100
Housing index	76	135	100
Transportation index	112	116	100
Utilities index	76	94	100

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The cost of living in Kettle Falls is 21% lower than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Kettle Falls is 9% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Kettle Falls is 24% lower 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)
Owners	$60,956	$5,080	$1,422	$1,829
Renters	$23,438	$1,953	$547	$703

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	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.81	$16.09	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$32.40	$37.33	13.2%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.45	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.7%
Movie	$11.40	$10.28	10.9%
Bowling	$4.82	$4.93	2.3%

Groceries

Item	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.01	$3.80	20.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.8%
Milk	$1.67	$2.01	16.9%
Potatoes	$2.14	$3.01	29.0%
Pizza	$10.51	$9.89	6.3%
Beer	$9.12	$8.90	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.86	$102.16	20.3%
Doctor	$128.43	$108.36	18.5%
Dentist	$107.35	$92.53	16.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.84	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$436.28	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$151,400.00	$184,700.00	18.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,198.20	$1,202.44	0.4%
Apartment Rent	$593.00	$949.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.24	19.6%
Tire Balancing	$45.24	$46.29	2.3%

Utilities

Item	Kettle Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.14	$165.96	19.2%
Phone	$20.11	$28.68	29.9%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boyds, WA	91	97	-3%
Marcus, WA	186	89	-11%
Colville, WA	4,724	91	-9%
Barney's Junction, WA	174	114	14%
Barstow, WA	104	118	18%
Kettle Falls, WA	1,447	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Marion, NC	1,447	87	-13%
El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM	1,447	94	-6%
Shreve, OH	1,447	80	-20%
Waverly, MN	1,446	102	2%
Grabill, IN	1,448	87	-13%
Kettle Falls, WA	1,447	91	-9%

Source: The Kettle Falls, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Kettle Falls, WA Cost of Living