Index | Tacoma | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 110 | 116 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 105 | 108 | 100 |
Groceries | 114 | 108 | 100 |
Health care | 121 | 119 | 100 |
Housing | 111 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 136 | 116 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 89 | 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 | $22.00 | $17.49 | 25.8% |
Beauty Salon | $39.33 | $38.17 | 3.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.66 | $2.32 | 14.6% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.01 | 20.6% |
Movie | $11.02 | $10.72 | 2.8% |
Bowling | $14.00 | $13.86 | 1.0% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.19 | $3.90 | 33.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.40 | 23.2% |
Milk | $2.42 | $1.96 | 23.3% |
Potatoes | $2.55 | $3.18 | 19.9% |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.39 | 15.4% |
Beer | $9.79 | $9.23 | 6.1% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $181.60 | $106.34 | 70.8% |
Doctor | $133.75 | $115.25 | 16.1% |
Dentist | $129.70 | $98.38 | 31.8% |
Ibuprofen | $9.71 | $9.26 | 4.8% |
Lipitor | $461.50 | $466.47 | 1.1% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $212,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 15.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,201.27 | $1,273.32 | 5.7% |
Apartment Rent | $980.00 | $949.00 | 3.3% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.46 | $2.59 | 33.5% |
Tire Balancing | $70.40 | $48.90 | 44.0% |
Item | Tacoma | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $124.69 | $167.60 | 25.6% |
Phone | $196.03 | $163.42 | 20.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ketron Island, WA | 0 | 110 | 10% |
Midland, WA | 8,730 | 104 | 4% |
Parkland, WA | 36,998 | 105 | 5% |
North Puyallup, WA | 2,002 | 121 | 21% |
Longbranch, WA | 3,314 | 108 | 8% |
Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | 110 | 10% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fontana, CA | 205,228 | 122 | 22% |
Oxnard, CA | 204,752 | 134 | 34% |
Fayetteville, NC | 203,670 | 91 | -9% |
Modesto, CA | 208,512 | 105 | 5% |
Moreno Valley, CA | 202,061 | 116 | 16% |
Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | 110 | 10% |