Newport, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 100%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 100%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Newport	Olympia	Washington
Cost of living	n/a	115	117
Goods & Services	109	109	110
Groceries	114	114	108
Health care	125	125	121
Housing	n/a	125	135
Transportation	127	127	117
Utilities	93	93	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Newport is 5% lower than the Olympia average
The cost of living in Newport is 10% higher than the national average
Newport housing is 9% 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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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	n/a	$0	$0	$0

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	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.63	$20.27	26.4%
Beauty Salon	$37.47	$40.39	7.2%
Toothpaste	$2.97	$2.36	25.9%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.08	5.3%
Movie	$10.92	$10.99	0.6%
Bowling	$15.00	$15.49	3.2%

Groceries

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.50	$4.30	27.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.75	$1.40	25.1%
Milk	$1.87	$2.20	15.0%
Potatoes	$4.41	$3.22	37.1%
Pizza	$12.99	$10.74	20.9%
Beer	$10.82	$9.60	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$207.49	$109.73	89.1%
Doctor	$131.82	$118.34	11.4%
Dentist	$133.02	$100.94	31.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$9.93	9.7%
Lipitor	$490.67	$469.53	4.5%

Housing

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$246,100.00	$184,700.00	33.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,280.67	$1,229.62	4.2%
Apartment Rent	$988.00	$949.00	4.1%

Transportation

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$2.71	26.2%
Tire Balancing	$66.22	$51.86	27.7%

Utilities

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$140.55	$170.84	17.7%
Phone	$202.35	$187.18	8.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Herron Island, WA	67	111	11%
Ketron Island, WA	0	111	11%
Tenino, WA	1,744	101	1%
Nisqually Indian Community, WA	735	103	3%
North Yelm, WA	2,590	103	3%
Olympia, WA	49,608	115	15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wilson, NC	49,558	88	-12%
Downers Grove, IL	49,555	119	19%
Poway, CA	49,675	161	61%
Logan, UT	49,539	94	-6%
Ashburn, VA	49,692	144	44%
Olympia, WA	49,608	115	15%

Source: The Newport, Olympia, WA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

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