Cost Of Living in Clarkston, 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	Clarkston	Washington	National
Cost of living	97	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	111	110	100
Health care	112	120	100
Housing	80	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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The cost of living in Clarkston is 18% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Clarkston is 3% lower than the national average
Clarkston housing is 20% lower 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	$54,429	$4,536	$1,270	$1,633
Renters	$31,924	$2,660	$745	$958

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Clarkston is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Clarkston has a median income of about $54,429 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,270 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $31,924. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $745 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.83	$24.26	14.7%
Beauty Salon	$51.82	$45.56	13.7%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	0.6%
Movie	$14.89	$12.13	22.7%
Bowling	$23.19	$18.00	28.8%

Groceries

Item	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.22	$1.57	41.0%
Milk	$4.92	$4.67	5.3%
Potatoes	$4.89	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$11.23	$12.09	7.1%
Beer	$11.57	$10.41	11.1%

Health Care

Item	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$165.73	$125.68	31.9%
Doctor	$168.55	$135.78	24.1%
Dentist	$118.01	$113.29	4.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$10.65	7.9%
Lipitor	$477.18	$468.60	1.8%

Housing

Item	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$145,600.00	$184,700.00	21.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,282.29	$2,346.69	2.7%
Apartment Rent	$785.00	$949.00	17.3%

Transportation

Item	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.30	$3.46	24.2%
Tire Balancing	$60.58	$59.92	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Clarkston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.20	$193.99	8.1%
Phone	$201.25	$192.25	4.7%

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.
Lapwai, ID	1,291	92	8.1%
Sweetwater, ID	264	100	0.3%
West Clarkston-Highland, WA	5,791	102	1.8%
Colton, WA	372	103	2.8%
Lewiston, ID	32,853	103	3.4%
Clarkston, WA	7,435	97	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Whitinsville, MA	7,435	124	24.1%
Montpelier, VT	7,434	115	15.4%
Georgetown, DE	7,436	107	7.0%
Scappoose, OR	7,436	123	23.2%
Ellwood City, PA	7,436	89	11.5%
Clarkston, WA	7,435	97	2.7%

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 Clarkston, WA