Kingston, WA Cost Of Living

Kingston 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	Kingston	Washington	National
Cost of living index	130	115	100
Index	Kingston	Washington	National
Goods & Services index	135	106	100
Groceries index	127	107	100
Health care index	124	118	100
Housing index	127	135	100
Transportation index	133	116	100
Utilities index	123	94	100

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The cost of living in Kingston is 13% higher than the Washington average.
The cost of living in Kingston is 30% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Kingston 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	$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	Kingston	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	Kingston	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	Kingston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$252,800.00	$184,700.00	36.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,183.55	$1,202.44	81.6%
Apartment Rent	$991.00	$949.00	4.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Kingston	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%
Enetai, WA	2,234	123	23%
Rocky Point, WA	1,801	125	25%
Suquamish, WA	4,259	125	25%
Tracyton, WA	6,425	126	26%
Kingston, WA	1,859	130	30%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Folsom, NJ	1,859	113	13%
Henryville, IN	1,859	89	-11%
Roodhouse, IL	1,859	81	-19%
Plainville, KS	1,860	78	-22%
Union, MS	1,860	79	-21%
Kingston, WA	1,859	130	30%

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

Kingston, WA Cost of Living