Index | Tacoma | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 111 | 117 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 109 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries | 114 | 108 | 100 |
Health care | 125 | 121 | 100 |
Housing | 111 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 127 | 117 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 91 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $74,530 | $6,211 | $1,739 | $2,236 |
Renters | $35,892 | $2,991 | $837 | $1,077 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Tacoma | 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% |
Item | Tacoma | 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% |
Item | Tacoma | 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% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $212,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 15.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,280.67 | $1,229.62 | 4.2% |
Apartment Rent | $980.00 | $949.00 | 3.3% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.42 | $2.71 | 26.2% |
Tire Balancing | $66.22 | $51.86 | 27.7% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $140.55 | $170.84 | 17.7% |
Phone | $202.35 | $187.18 | 8.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ketron Island, WA | 0 | 111 | 11.2% |
Midland, WA | 8,730 | 105 | 5.4% |
Parkland, WA | 36,998 | 106 | 6.5% |
North Puyallup, WA | 2,002 | 119 | 19.2% |
Longbranch, WA | 3,314 | 109 | 8.8% |
Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | 111 | 11.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fontana, CA | 205,228 | 121 | 20.8% |
Oxnard, CA | 204,752 | 135 | 34.8% |
Fayetteville, NC | 203,670 | 89 | 11.2% |
Modesto, CA | 208,512 | 112 | 12.1% |
Moreno Valley, CA | 202,061 | 115 | 15.5% |
Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | 111 | 11.3% |