Northport, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 42%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Northport	Washington	National
Cost of living	88	116	100
Goods & Services	98	108	100
Groceries	99	108	100
Health care	115	119	100
Housing	58	135	100
Transportation	107	116	100
Utilities	99	89	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Northport is 24% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Northport is 12% lower than the national average
Northport housing is 42% 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	$29,722	$2,477	$693	$892
Renters	$23,500	$1,958	$548	$705

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	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.50	$17.49	5.8%
Beauty Salon	$32.17	$38.17	15.7%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.32	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.01	1.8%
Movie	$13.74	$10.72	28.1%
Bowling	$16.25	$13.86	17.2%

Groceries

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.47	$3.90	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	1.0%
Milk	$1.57	$1.96	20.0%
Potatoes	$2.81	$3.18	11.7%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.46	$9.23	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.67	$106.34	21.9%
Doctor	$150.75	$115.25	30.8%
Dentist	$108.00	$98.38	9.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$9.26	9.7%
Lipitor	$485.00	$466.47	4.0%

Housing

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,000.00	$184,700.00	45.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,421.30	$1,273.32	11.6%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.81	$2.59	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.25	$48.90	6.9%

Utilities

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.86	$167.60	6.4%
Phone	$190.17	$163.42	16.4%

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.
Northport, WA	352	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bunceton, MO	352	84	-16%
Blandford, MA	352	111	11%
Midland, OH	352	87	-13%
Clarks, NE	352	75	-25%
Norman, AR	352	79	-21%
Northport, WA	352	88	-12%

Source: The Northport, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.