Index | Ephrata | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 100 | 118 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 107 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 117 | 120 | 100 |
Housing | 90 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 123 | 123 | 100 |
Utilities | 78 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $83,896 | $6,991 | $1,957 | $2,517 |
Renters | $52,982 | $4,415 | $1,236 | $1,590 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $35.77 | $24.26 | 47.4% |
Beauty Salon | $45.61 | $45.56 | 0.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.96 | $3.70 | 6.9% |
Shampoo | $1.41 | $1.28 | 10.0% |
Movie | $16.36 | $12.13 | 34.8% |
Bowling | $22.56 | $18.00 | 25.3% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.70 | $5.84 | 2.3% |
Fried Chicken | $2.20 | $1.57 | 40.1% |
Milk | $5.12 | $4.67 | 9.5% |
Potatoes | $4.46 | $4.93 | 9.6% |
Pizza | $15.15 | $12.09 | 25.3% |
Beer | $12.18 | $10.41 | 17.0% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $212.13 | $125.68 | 68.8% |
Doctor | $145.39 | $135.78 | 7.1% |
Dentist | $137.10 | $113.29 | 21.0% |
Ibuprofen | $12.52 | $10.65 | 17.5% |
Lipitor | $457.82 | $468.60 | 2.3% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $169,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 8.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,571.38 | $2,346.69 | 52.2% |
Apartment Rent | $825.00 | $949.00 | 13.1% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.62 | $3.46 | 33.5% |
Tire Balancing | $62.99 | $59.92 | 5.1% |
Item | Ephrata | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $176.57 | $193.99 | 9.0% |
Phone | $202.75 | $192.25 | 5.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Soap Lake, WA | 1,572 | 91 | 8.8% |
Moses Lake North, WA | 4,664 | 95 | 5.3% |
Quincy, WA | 7,815 | 103 | 3.2% |
Lakeview, WA | 1,013 | 99 | 1.3% |
Cascade Valley, WA | 3,234 | 99 | 0.7% |
Ephrata, WA | 8,081 | 100 | 0.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ludington, MI | 8,081 | 90 | 10.3% |
Larkfield-Wikiup, CA | 8,080 | 174 | 74.2% |
Bloomingdale, NJ | 8,080 | 124 | 23.5% |
Bel Aire, KS | 8,082 | 99 | 1.0% |
Menominee, MI | 8,079 | 82 | 17.6% |
Ephrata, WA | 8,081 | 100 | 0.2% |