Shoreline, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 41%

Goods & Services 32%

Housing 72%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Shoreline	Washington	National
Cost of living	141	117	100
Goods & Services	132	110	100
Groceries	130	108	100
Health care	122	121	100
Housing	172	135	100
Transportation	135	117	100
Utilities	108	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Shoreline is 21% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Shoreline is 41% higher than the national average
Shoreline housing is 72% 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	$87,426	$7,286	$2,040	$2,623
Renters	$48,529	$4,044	$1,132	$1,456

The affordability of the housing market in Shoreline, WA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Shoreline homeowners, the median income is $87,426. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,040 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $48,529. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,132 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Shoreline	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	Shoreline	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	Shoreline	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	Shoreline	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$352,200.00	$184,700.00	90.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,574.05	$1,229.62	109.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,215.00	$949.00	28.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Shoreline	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.
Navy Yard City, WA	3,131	113	12.7%
Bremerton, WA	39,388	118	18.1%
Enetai, WA	2,234	121	21.1%
Suquamish, WA	4,259	123	22.9%
Tracyton, WA	6,425	124	23.7%
Shoreline, WA	55,021	141	41.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC	55,066	n/a
West Haven, CT	54,972	113	13.1%
Hendersonville, TN	55,073	101	1.3%
Paramount, CA	54,941	124	23.9%
Port Arthur, TX	54,913	82	18.2%
Shoreline, WA	55,021	141	41.0%

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