Cost Of Living in Latah, 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	Latah	Washington	National
Cost of living	96	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	111	110	100
Health care	112	120	100
Housing	76	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Latah is 19% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Latah is 4% lower than the national average
Latah housing is 24% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$46,667	$3,889	$1,089	$1,400
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Latah	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	Latah	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	Latah	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	Latah	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$108,300.00	$184,700.00	41.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,282.29	$2,346.69	2.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,094.00	$949.00	15.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Latah	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.
Malden, WA	219	83	16.5%
Tensed, ID	68	88	11.7%
De Smet, ID	160	90	10.2%
Waverly, WA	169	92	8.1%
Plummer, ID	1,006	94	6.3%
Latah, WA	195	96	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Emerson, AR	195	80	20.3%
Menifee, AR	195	77	23.2%
Big Bend, CA	195	89	11.1%
Gold Hill, CO	195	100	0.1%
Woolsey, GA	195	123	22.7%
Latah, WA	195	96	4.0%

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 Latah, WA