Kingston, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 28%

Goods & Services 32%

Housing 27%

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	Kingston	Washington	National
Cost of living	128	117	100
Goods & Services	132	110	100
Groceries	130	108	100
Health care	122	121	100
Housing	127	135	100
Transportation	135	117	100
Utilities	108	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Kingston is 9% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Kingston is 28% higher than the national average
Kingston housing is 27% 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)
Owners	$60,208	$5,017	$1,405	$1,806
Renters	$38,864	$3,239	$907	$1,166

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	Kingston	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	Kingston	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	Kingston	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	Kingston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$252,800.00	$184,700.00	36.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,574.05	$1,229.62	109.3%
Apartment Rent	$991.00	$949.00	4.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Kingston	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%
Enetai, WA	2,234	121	21.1%
Rocky Point, WA	1,801	123	22.6%
Suquamish, WA	4,259	123	22.9%
Tracyton, WA	6,425	124	23.7%
Kingston, WA	1,859	128	27.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Roodhouse, IL	1,859	79	21.3%
Henryville, IN	1,859	93	7.1%
Folsom, NJ	1,859	105	5.2%
Red Corral, CA	1,860	120	20.1%
Plainville, KS	1,860	78	21.7%
Kingston, WA	1,859	128	27.5%

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