Index | Ames Lake | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 181 | 118 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 120 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 116 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 138 | 120 | 100 |
Housing | 326 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 128 | 123 | 100 |
Utilities | 102 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $141,250 | $11,771 | $3,296 | $4,238 |
Renters | $85,729 | $7,144 | $2,000 | $2,572 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $50.20 | $24.26 | 106.9% |
Beauty Salon | $72.25 | $45.56 | 58.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.96 | $3.70 | 6.9% |
Shampoo | $1.40 | $1.28 | 9.5% |
Movie | $16.37 | $12.13 | 34.9% |
Bowling | $21.59 | $18.00 | 19.9% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.54 | $5.84 | 5.1% |
Fried Chicken | $2.55 | $1.57 | 62.0% |
Milk | $5.10 | $4.67 | 9.2% |
Potatoes | $4.49 | $4.93 | 8.9% |
Pizza | $14.40 | $12.09 | 19.2% |
Beer | $12.14 | $10.41 | 16.6% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $198.49 | $125.68 | 57.9% |
Doctor | $236.25 | $135.78 | 74.0% |
Dentist | $149.39 | $113.29 | 31.9% |
Ibuprofen | $12.47 | $10.65 | 17.0% |
Lipitor | $446.40 | $468.60 | 4.7% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $710,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 284.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,924.20 | $2,346.69 | 109.8% |
Apartment Rent | $1,806.00 | $949.00 | 90.3% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.66 | $3.46 | 34.8% |
Tire Balancing | $67.20 | $59.92 | 12.1% |
Item | Ames Lake | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $193.41 | $193.99 | 0.3% |
Phone | $202.97 | $192.25 | 5.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA | 8,055 | 114 | 13.7% |
Tukwila, WA | 20,265 | 128 | 27.8% |
Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA | 17,643 | 144 | 44.0% |
Renton, WA | 101,871 | 145 | 44.8% |
Alderwood Manor, WA | 9,618 | 148 | 48.0% |
Ames Lake, WA | 1,317 | 181 | 81.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Winthrop, MN | 1,317 | 87 | 12.6% |
Reidville, SC | 1,317 | 102 | 2.0% |
Augusta, WI | 1,317 | 90 | 10.4% |
Julian, CA | 1,318 | 143 | 42.9% |
La Harpe, IL | 1,318 | 82 | 17.7% |
Ames Lake, WA | 1,317 | 181 | 81.0% |