Father Blanchet Park, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 16%

Housing 36%

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	Father Blanchet Park	Vancouver	Washington
Cost of living	119	112	117
Goods & Services	116	116	110
Groceries	108	108	108
Health care	115	115	121
Housing	136	113	135
Transportation	126	126	117
Utilities	90	90	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Father Blanchet Park is 2% higher than the Vancouver average
The cost of living in Father Blanchet Park is 19% higher than the national average
Father Blanchet Park housing is 36% 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	$89,854	$7,488	$2,096	$2,696

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	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$36.96	$20.27	82.3%
Beauty Salon	$60.28	$40.39	49.2%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.36	11.5%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	10.6%
Movie	$11.14	$10.99	1.4%
Bowling	$18.45	$15.49	19.1%

Groceries

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.40	12.9%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$11.86	$10.74	10.4%
Beer	$10.77	$9.60	12.2%

Health Care

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.25	$109.73	33.3%
Doctor	$168.67	$118.34	42.5%
Dentist	$101.75	$100.94	0.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$9.93	5.3%
Lipitor	$495.37	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$217,200.00	$184,700.00	17.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,953.60	$1,229.62	58.9%
Apartment Rent	$986.00	$949.00	3.9%

Transportation

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$2.71	22.0%
Tire Balancing	$68.40	$51.86	31.9%

Utilities

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.23	$170.84	13.2%
Phone	$177.93	$187.18	4.9%

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.
Johnson City, OR	547	87	12.5%
Wood Village, OR	3,996	100	0.1%
Orchards, WA	21,249	111	11.2%
Fairview, OR	9,215	112	12.2%
Scappoose, OR	6,901	112	12.3%
Vancouver, WA	169,982	112	12.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cape Coral, FL	170,063	104	3.6%
Ontario, CA	169,389	122	22.4%
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Jackson, MS	172,039	78	22.3%
Sioux Falls, SD	167,884	89	10.8%
Vancouver, WA	169,982	112	12.4%

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

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