Cost Of Living in Kittitas, 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	Kittitas	Washington	National
Cost of living	102	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	105	110	100
Health care	113	120	100
Housing	98	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	92	92	100

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The cost of living in Kittitas is 14% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Kittitas is 2% higher than the national average
Kittitas housing is 2% 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	$54,485	$4,540	$1,271	$1,635
Renters	$45,341	$3,778	$1,058	$1,360

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	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.67	$24.26	30.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.69	$45.56	21.7%
Toothpaste	$3.97	$3.70	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$13.58	$12.13	11.9%
Bowling	$15.45	$18.00	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.39	$5.84	9.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.6%
Milk	$5.07	$4.67	8.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.43	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$11.49	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.81	$125.68	52.6%
Doctor	$151.56	$135.78	11.6%
Dentist	$123.54	$113.29	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.47	$10.65	7.6%
Lipitor	$519.99	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$165,000.00	$184,700.00	10.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,306.50	$2,346.69	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,128.00	$949.00	18.9%

Transportation

Item	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.61	$59.92	7.8%

Utilities

Item	Kittitas	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.17	$193.99	12.8%
Phone	$190.47	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Thorp, WA	109	114	14.2%
Ellensburg, WA	20,679	109	8.9%
Kittitas, WA	1,342	102	1.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Millbrook, NY	1,342	123	23.2%
Albion, PA	1,342	88	12.3%
Gray, TN	1,342	92	7.8%
Mendon, UT	1,342	113	13.2%
Independence, WI	1,342	93	6.9%
Kittitas, WA	1,342	102	1.6%

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 Kittitas, WA