Cost Of Living in Curlew 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	Curlew Lake	Washington	National
Cost of living	115	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	111	110	100
Health care	112	120	100
Housing	137	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Curlew Lake is 3% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Curlew Lake is 15% higher than the national average
Curlew Lake housing is 37% 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	$87,917	$7,326	$2,051	$2,638
Renters	$63,571	$5,298	$1,483	$1,907

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	Curlew Lake	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	Curlew Lake	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	Curlew Lake	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	Curlew Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$253,900.00	$184,700.00	37.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,282.29	$2,346.69	2.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Curlew Lake	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.
Malo, WA	45	105	4.7%
Curlew, WA	51	105	4.7%
Torboy, WA	154	105	4.7%
Republic, WA	1,144	98	1.9%
Pine Grove, WA	84	105	5.4%
Curlew Lake, WA	579	115	14.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jacumba, CA	579	119	18.7%
East Galesburg, IL	579	84	16.1%
Ullin, IL	579	85	15.3%
LeRoy, KS	579	77	22.6%
Laddonia, MO	579	78	21.6%
Curlew Lake, WA	579	115	14.5%

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 Curlew Lake, WA