Index | Blaine | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 129 | 118 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 123 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 109 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 116 | 120 | 100 |
Housing | 160 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 122 | 123 | 100 |
Utilities | 92 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $83,617 | $6,968 | $1,951 | $2,509 |
Renters | $49,970 | $4,164 | $1,166 | $1,499 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Blaine | 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% |
Item | Blaine | 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% |
Item | Blaine | 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% |
Item | Blaine | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $333,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 80.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,459.43 | $2,346.69 | 47.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,068.00 | $949.00 | 12.5% |
Item | Blaine | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.43 | $3.46 | 28.1% |
Tire Balancing | $64.11 | $59.92 | 7.0% |
Item | Blaine | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.64 | $193.99 | 15.6% |
Phone | $200.80 | $192.25 | 4.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Point Roberts, WA | 1,100 | 119 | 18.8% |
Birch Bay, WA | 9,917 | 124 | 23.6% |
Ferndale, WA | 14,591 | 128 | 28.0% |
Custer, WA | 298 | 129 | 29.5% |
Marietta-Alderwood, WA | 3,463 | 133 | 33.0% |
Blaine, WA | 5,427 | 129 | 28.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Colby, KS | 5,426 | 84 | 16.0% |
New Hempstead, NY | 5,426 | 165 | 65.1% |
Jonesboro, GA | 5,428 | 86 | 13.9% |
Windsor, QC | 5,425 | n/a | |
Blauvelt, NY | 5,423 | 156 | 56.0% |
Blaine, WA | 5,427 | 129 | 28.8% |