Cost Of Living in South Forest 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	South Forest Park	Everett	Washington
Cost of living	136	134	118
Goods & Services	119	119	111
Groceries	112	112	110
Health care	118	118	120
Housing	185	178	135
Transportation	122	122	123
Utilities	95	95	92

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Forest Park is 15% higher than the Everett average
The cost of living in South Forest Park is 36% higher than the national average
South Forest Park housing is 85% 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)
Household	$80,784	$6,732	$1,885	$2,424

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	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.33	$24.26	29.1%
Beauty Salon	$49.67	$45.56	9.0%
Toothpaste	$3.89	$3.70	5.1%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.8%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$18.08	$18.00	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.23	$1.57	42.0%
Milk	$4.87	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$13.35	$12.09	10.4%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.73	$125.68	5.6%
Doctor	$183.40	$135.78	35.1%
Dentist	$146.29	$113.29	29.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$10.65	6.7%
Lipitor	$508.19	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$359,900.00	$184,700.00	94.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,228.87	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,316.00	$949.00	38.7%

Transportation

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.14	$3.46	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$65.57	$59.92	9.4%

Utilities

Item	Everett	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.64	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$200.10	$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.
Hat Island, WA	61	114	14.5%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,218	124	23.6%
Granite Falls, WA	3,961	126	25.9%
North Marysville, WA	138	127	26.8%
Indianola, WA	3,564	134	33.8%
Everett, WA	110,840	134	33.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Miami Gardens, FL	110,767	110	10.0%
West Palm Beach, FL	111,006	115	15.2%
Pompano Beach, FL	111,202	111	10.5%
Gresham, OR	110,456	124	23.9%
Downey, CA	111,263	162	62.0%
Everett, WA	110,840	134	33.5%

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