Cost Of Living in Machias, WA

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46%

Overall NAT. AVG.

25%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

108%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Machias	Washington	National
Cost of living	146	118	100
Goods & Services	125	110	100
Groceries	111	108	100
Health care	120	109	100
Housing	208	138	100
Transportation	134	123	100
Utilities	100	97	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Machias is 24% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Machias is 46% higher than the national average
Machias housing is 108% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$144,579	$12,048	$3,373	$4,338
Renters	$82,565	$6,880	$1,926	$2,477

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	Machias	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$52.70	$27.62	90.8%
Beauty Salon	$90.63	$51.11	77.3%
Toothpaste	$3.99	$4.09	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.49	$1.54	3.4%
Movie	$16.66	$12.88	29.4%
Yoga	$25.75	$19.66	31.0%

Groceries

Item	Machias	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.11	$7.70	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.89	$1.66	73.9%
Milk	$4.89	$4.73	3.3%
Potatoes	$4.43	$5.26	15.7%
Pizza	$15.74	$12.76	23.3%
Beer	$12.31	$10.55	16.7%

Health Care

Item	Machias	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$228.39	$140.06	63.1%
Doctor	$204.97	$153.82	33.3%
Dentist	$154.18	$123.15	25.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.60	$11.73	7.4%
Lipitor	$19.72	$23.61	16.5%

Housing

Item	Machias	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$766,545.00	$326,622.00	134.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,300.43	$2,480.25	113.7%
Apartment Rent	$2,099.00	$1,444.00	45.4%

Transportation

Item	Machias	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.33	$3.06	41.8%
Tire Balancing	$76.04	$65.21	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Machias	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$211.87	$220.12	3.7%
Phone	$209.52	$195.71	7.1%

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	62	120	19.7%
Silvana, WA	14	112	11.7%
Startup, WA	786	124	23.6%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,311	122	22.0%
Sultan, WA	5,505	129	29.0%
Machias, WA	1,144	146	46.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hiawassee, GA	1,144	112	12.3%
Dunlap, IL	1,144	106	6.5%
West Brownsville, PA	1,144	83	17.0%
Hotevilla-Bacavi, AZ	1,145	92	8.1%
Sheridan, CA	1,143	128	27.5%
Machias, WA	1,144	146	46.2%