Barnaby Woods, District of Columbia Cost Of Living

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Overall 109%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 335%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Barnaby Woods	Washington	District of Columbia
Cost of living	209	152	152
Goods & Services	112	122	122
Groceries	122	116	116
Health care	88	93	93
Housing	435	235	235
Transportation	114	108	108
Utilities	112	116	116

Key findings

The cost of living in Barnaby Woods is 38% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Barnaby Woods is 109% higher than the national average
Barnaby Woods housing is 335% higher than the national average
District of Columbia general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
District of Columbia state income tax is 80% higher 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)
Household	$176,403	$14,700	$4,116	$5,293

District of Columbia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
District of Columbia	5.75%	5.75%

District of Columbia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
District of Columbia	4%	8.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.96	$17.49	37.0%
Beauty Salon	$63.61	$38.17	66.6%
Toothpaste	$3.05	$2.32	31.4%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.01	33.4%
Movie	$13.92	$10.72	29.8%
Bowling	$20.61	$13.86	48.7%

Groceries

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.49	$3.90	15.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.76	$1.40	26.1%
Milk	$2.45	$1.96	24.9%
Potatoes	$4.51	$3.18	41.7%
Pizza	$11.06	$10.39	6.4%
Beer	$10.26	$9.23	11.2%

Health Care

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$79.25	$106.34	25.5%
Doctor	$109.41	$115.25	5.1%
Dentist	$94.14	$98.38	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$9.26	11.1%
Lipitor	$402.41	$466.47	13.7%

Housing

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$506,100.00	$184,700.00	174.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,689.97	$1,273.32	189.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,362.00	$949.00	43.5%

Transportation

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.82	$2.59	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$53.69	$48.90	9.8%

Utilities

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.22	$167.60	27.8%
Phone	$181.68	$163.42	11.2%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA	708	91	-9%
Wakefield town, VA	810	98	-2%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	101	1%
Cottage City, MD	1,209	109	9%
Silver Hill, MD	4,802	112	12%
Washington, DC	659,009	152	52%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boston, MA	658,279	145	45%
Memphis, TN	655,857	79	-21%
Denver, CO	663,303	114	14%
Seattle, WA	668,849	158	58%
Nashville, TN	643,771	95	-5%
Washington, DC	659,009	152	52%

Source: The Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC Cost of Living