Cost Of Living in Ahtanum, 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	Ahtanum	Washington	National
Cost of living	110	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	105	110	100
Health care	113	120	100
Housing	125	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	92	92	100

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The cost of living in Ahtanum is 7% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Ahtanum is 10% higher than the national average
Ahtanum housing is 25% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$72,357	$6,030	$1,688	$2,171
Renters	$55,382	$4,615	$1,292	$1,662

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Ahtanum, WA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Ahtanum, the median monthly income is $72,357 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,688 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $55,382, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $1,292 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.67	$24.26	30.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.69	$45.56	21.7%
Toothpaste	$3.97	$3.70	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$13.58	$12.13	11.9%
Bowling	$15.45	$18.00	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.39	$5.84	9.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.6%
Milk	$5.07	$4.67	8.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.43	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$11.49	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.81	$125.68	52.6%
Doctor	$151.56	$135.78	11.6%
Dentist	$123.54	$113.29	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.47	$10.65	7.6%
Lipitor	$519.99	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$233,000.00	$184,700.00	26.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,306.50	$2,346.69	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,162.00	$949.00	22.4%

Transportation

Item	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.61	$59.92	7.8%

Utilities

Item	Ahtanum	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.17	$193.99	12.8%
Phone	$190.47	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Parker, WA	49	103	3.0%
Donald, WA	0	103	3.0%
White Swan, WA	793	86	13.7%
Buena, WA	845	91	9.0%
Wapato, WA	5,018	92	8.3%
Ahtanum, WA	3,701	110	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Upland, IN	3,701	90	9.7%
Village Green, NY	3,701	94	6.4%
Rockfish, NC	3,700	95	5.3%
Midland, NC	3,702	106	5.5%
Merchantville, NJ	3,702	107	7.1%
Ahtanum, WA	3,701	110	9.6%

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 Ahtanum, WA