Cost Of Living in Central Park, 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	Central Park	Washington	National
Cost of living	114	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	109	110	100
Health care	123	120	100
Housing	118	135	100
Transportation	128	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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The cost of living in Central Park is 3% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Central Park is 14% higher than the national average
Central Park housing is 18% 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	$91,068	$7,589	$2,125	$2,732
Renters	$27,045	$2,254	$631	$811

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	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.33	$24.26	0.3%
Beauty Salon	$30.83	$45.56	32.3%
Toothpaste	$3.47	$3.70	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.5%
Movie	$10.25	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$13.08	$18.00	27.3%

Groceries

Item	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.83	$5.84	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.44	$1.57	55.1%
Milk	$4.86	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	16.0%
Pizza	$14.32	$12.09	18.5%
Beer	$11.62	$10.41	11.6%

Health Care

Item	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$155.39	$125.68	23.6%
Doctor	$188.50	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$117.89	$113.29	4.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$10.65	12.4%
Lipitor	$517.22	$468.60	10.4%

Housing

Item	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$236,900.00	$184,700.00	28.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,126.92	$2,346.69	9.4%
Apartment Rent	$908.00	$949.00	4.3%

Transportation

Item	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.37	$3.46	26.2%
Tire Balancing	$69.72	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Central Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.20	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$189.62	$192.25	1.4%

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.
Junction City, WA	9	113	12.6%
Markham, WA	79	113	12.6%
Hoquiam, WA	8,570	101	0.9%
Aberdeen, WA	16,571	103	3.0%
Cosmopolis, WA	1,968	105	5.3%
Central Park, WA	3,442	114	14.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Placentia, NL	3,442	n/a
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC	3,441	n/a
Brentwood, MD	3,443	128	27.5%
Park View, IA	3,444	100	0.3%
Virden, IL	3,444	83	16.7%
Central Park, WA	3,442	114	14.4%

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 Central Park, WA