Cost Of Living in Acme, WA

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	Acme	Washington	National
Cost of living	115	118	100
Goods & Services	123	111	100
Groceries	109	110	100
Health care	116	120	100
Housing	n/a	135	100
Transportation	122	123	100
Utilities	92	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Acme is 2% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Acme is 15% higher than the national average
Acme housing is 42% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% 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)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Acme	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.08	$24.26	15.8%
Beauty Salon	$51.55	$45.56	13.1%
Toothpaste	$4.05	$3.70	9.4%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.3%
Movie	$14.34	$12.13	18.2%
Bowling	$22.57	$18.00	25.4%

Groceries

Item	Acme	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.04	$5.84	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.57	39.4%
Milk	$4.95	$4.67	5.9%
Potatoes	$4.40	$4.93	10.8%
Pizza	$14.85	$12.09	22.8%
Beer	$11.40	$10.41	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Acme	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$219.25	$125.68	74.4%
Doctor	$165.08	$135.78	21.6%
Dentist	$120.58	$113.29	6.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.45	$10.65	7.5%
Lipitor	$506.80	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Acme	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,459.43	$2,346.69	47.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Acme	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.43	$3.46	28.1%
Tire Balancing	$64.11	$59.92	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Acme	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.64	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$200.80	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Glacier, WA	142	115	15.3%
Hamilton, WA	311	111	11.3%
Kendall, WA	884	117	17.0%
Lyman, WA	277	115	15.1%
Everson, WA	2,773	122	21.8%
Acme, WA	123	115	15.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cold Bay, AK	123	123	22.8%
Blue Mountain, AR	123	88	11.5%
Nicasio, CA	123	412	312.1%
Vincent, IA	123	85	14.9%
Princeton, ID	123	105	4.7%
Acme, WA	123	115	15.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Acme, WA