Cost Of Living in Ames Lake, 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	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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The cost of living in Ames Lake is 53% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Ames Lake is 81% higher than the national average
Ames Lake housing is 226% 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	$141,250	$11,771	$3,296	$4,238
Renters	$85,729	$7,144	$2,000	$2,572

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	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%

Groceries

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%

Health Care

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%

Housing

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%

Transportation

Item	Ames Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.66	$3.46	34.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.20	$59.92	12.1%

Utilities

Item	Ames Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.41	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$202.97	$192.25	5.6%

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.
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%

Cities with similar population

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%

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 Ames Lake, WA