Cost Of Living in Lake Goodwin, 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	Lake Goodwin	Washington	National
Cost of living	147	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	112	110	100
Health care	118	120	100
Housing	222	135	100
Transportation	122	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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The cost of living in Lake Goodwin is 24% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Lake Goodwin is 47% higher than the national average
Lake Goodwin housing is 122% 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	$106,206	$8,851	$2,478	$3,186
Renters	$72,132	$6,011	$1,683	$2,164

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Lake Goodwin is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Lake Goodwin has a median income of about $106,206 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,478 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $72,132. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,683 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Lake Goodwin	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	Lake Goodwin	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	Lake Goodwin	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	Lake Goodwin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$462,000.00	$184,700.00	150.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,228.87	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,472.00	$949.00	55.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Lake Goodwin	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.
Silvana, WA	14	110	10.5%
Hat Island, WA	61	114	14.5%
Conway, WA	40	110	10.5%
Northwest Stanwood, WA	79	110	10.5%
Lake McMurray, WA	478	112	12.0%
Lake Goodwin, WA	4,613	147	46.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Danville, PA	4,613	91	9.4%
Altona, MB	4,613	n/a
Carstairs, AB	4,614	n/a
Sandy Oaks, TX	4,611	87	12.8%
Silverthorne, CO	4,610	141	40.8%
Lake Goodwin, WA	4,613	147	46.6%

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 Lake Goodwin, WA