Cost Of Living in Cle Elum, 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	Cle Elum	Washington	National
Cost of living	117	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	106	110	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	132	135	100
Transportation	131	123	100
Utilities	84	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cle Elum is 1% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Cle Elum is 17% higher than the national average
Cle Elum housing is 32% 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	$47,390	$3,949	$1,106	$1,422
Renters	$37,727	$3,144	$880	$1,132

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	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.16	$24.26	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.67	$45.56	4.6%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.28	2.4%
Movie	$13.59	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$26.84	$18.00	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.26	$1.57	43.8%
Milk	$4.93	$4.67	5.5%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$14.20	$12.09	17.5%
Beer	$11.67	$10.41	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$211.72	$125.68	68.5%
Doctor	$183.18	$135.78	34.9%
Dentist	$123.42	$113.29	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.62	$10.65	9.1%
Lipitor	$465.70	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$265,400.00	$184,700.00	43.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,432.67	$2,346.69	46.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,001.00	$949.00	5.5%

Transportation

Item	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.45	$3.46	28.4%
Tire Balancing	$81.97	$59.92	36.8%

Utilities

Item	Cle Elum	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.40	$193.99	28.1%
Phone	$200.22	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Ronald, WA	202	111	10.7%
South Cle Elum, WA	799	113	13.0%
Easton, WA	302	113	13.4%
Thorp, WA	109	114	14.2%
Roslyn, WA	608	124	23.8%
Cle Elum, WA	2,662	117	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cordes Lakes, AZ	2,662	94	6.2%
Weed, CA	2,662	97	2.8%
Newtown, OH	2,662	110	10.1%
Wellford, SC	2,662	94	5.8%
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, ON	2,662	n/a
Cle Elum, WA	2,662	117	17.2%

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 Cle Elum, WA