Walla Walla, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 2%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 10%

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	Walla Walla	Washington	National
Cost of living	98	117	100
Goods & Services	97	110	100
Groceries	99	108	100
Health care	126	121	100
Housing	90	135	100
Transportation	111	117	100
Utilities	96	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Walla Walla is 16% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Walla Walla is 2% lower than the national average
Walla Walla housing is 10% lower 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	$52,433	$4,369	$1,223	$1,573
Renters	$28,310	$2,359	$661	$849

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Walla Walla, WA, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Walla Walla, homeowners have a median income of $52,433. Using that number, a maximum of $1,223 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $28,310, which means there is a maximum of $661 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.71	$20.27	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$41.78	$40.39	3.4%
Toothpaste	$2.28	$2.36	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.08	7.1%
Movie	$10.86	$10.99	1.2%
Bowling	$11.93	$15.49	23.0%

Groceries

Item	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.00	$4.30	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.40	2.7%
Milk	$3.07	$2.20	39.2%
Potatoes	$2.49	$3.22	22.7%
Pizza	$11.99	$10.74	11.6%
Beer	$10.22	$9.60	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$156.20	$109.73	42.4%
Doctor	$188.04	$118.34	58.9%
Dentist	$121.02	$100.94	19.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$9.93	8.4%
Lipitor	$461.55	$469.53	1.7%

Housing

Item	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,200.00	$184,700.00	6.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,452.87	$1,229.62	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

Item	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.71	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.02	$51.86	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Walla Walla	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.41	$170.84	13.1%
Phone	$200.30	$187.18	7.0%

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.
Milton-Freewater, OR	7,059	89	10.7%
Waitsburg, WA	1,163	93	7.0%
Dixie, WA	276	94	6.2%
Garrett, WA	1,601	97	3.3%
College Place, WA	8,996	98	2.1%
Walla Walla, WA	31,952	98	2.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
College Park, MD	31,942	125	25.0%
Petersburg, VA	31,997	90	10.0%
Andover, MN	31,906	115	15.5%
Eldersburg, MD	31,892	123	23.4%
Mason, OH	32,025	104	4.4%
Walla Walla, WA	31,952	98	2.3%

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