Cost Of Living in Washington, OK

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

13%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Washington	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	95	86	100
Goods & Services	87	91	100
Groceries	93	94	100
Health care	105	93	100
Housing	101	69	100
Transportation	98	93	100
Utilities	97	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Washington is 10% higher than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Washington is 5% lower than the national average
Washington housing is 1% higher than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% 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)
Owners	$78,750	$6,563	$1,837	$2,363
Renters	$50,045	$4,170	$1,168	$1,502

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.23	$24.26	12.5%
Beauty Salon	$25.86	$45.56	43.2%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.6%
Movie	$9.91	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$11.09	$18.00	38.4%

Groceries

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.2%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.95	$12.09	7.2%
Beer	$10.20	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.18	$125.68	22.7%
Doctor	$94.89	$135.78	30.1%
Dentist	$112.76	$113.29	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.13	$10.65	4.9%
Lipitor	$443.26	$468.60	5.4%

Housing

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,400.00	$184,700.00	0.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,463.20	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.14	$59.92	24.7%

Utilities

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.91	$193.99	0.6%
Phone	$194.09	$192.25	1.0%

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.
Bradley, OK	155	73	27.0%
Lexington, OK	2,244	79	20.7%
Lindsay, OK	2,796	80	19.8%
Wayne, OK	747	81	19.1%
Purcell, OK	6,508	88	12.1%
Washington, OK	687	95	5.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ponce de Leon, FL	687	85	14.7%
Goessel, KS	687	81	18.7%
Sharptown, MD	687	97	2.9%
Chamberino, NM	687	93	7.0%
Rapids, NY	687	86	14.2%
Washington, OK	687	95	5.3%