Cost Of Living in Leavenworth, 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	Leavenworth	Washington	National
Cost of living	132	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	106	110	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	182	135	100
Transportation	131	123	100
Utilities	84	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Leavenworth is 12% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Leavenworth is 32% higher than the national average
Leavenworth housing is 82% 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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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	$97,895	$8,158	$2,284	$2,937
Renters	$27,370	$2,281	$639	$821

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	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.16	$24.26	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.67	$45.56	4.6%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.28	2.4%
Movie	$13.59	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$26.84	$18.00	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.26	$1.57	43.8%
Milk	$4.93	$4.67	5.5%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$14.20	$12.09	17.5%
Beer	$11.67	$10.41	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$211.72	$125.68	68.5%
Doctor	$183.18	$135.78	34.9%
Dentist	$123.42	$113.29	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.62	$10.65	9.1%
Lipitor	$465.70	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$408,500.00	$184,700.00	121.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,432.67	$2,346.69	46.3%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.45	$3.46	28.4%
Tire Balancing	$81.97	$59.92	36.8%

Utilities

Item	Leavenworth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.40	$193.99	28.1%
Phone	$200.22	$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.
Cashmere, WA	3,148	114	14.4%
Wilderness Rim, WA	1,898	150	49.6%
Leavenworth, WA	2,489	132	32.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,489	182	81.9%
Shepherd, TX	2,489	83	17.1%
Meadow Lake No. 588, SK	2,489	n/a
Pine Air, FL	2,488	108	7.6%
Lithonia, GA	2,488	90	10.0%
Leavenworth, WA	2,489	132	32.0%

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 Leavenworth, WA