Cost Of Living in South Westside, 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 Westside	Olympia	Washington
Cost of living	124	128	118
Goods & Services	113	113	111
Groceries	109	109	110
Health care	123	123	120
Housing	152	163	135
Transportation	128	128	123
Utilities	97	97	92

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Westside is 5% higher than the Olympia average
The cost of living in South Westside is 24% higher than the national average
South Westside housing is 52% 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)
Household	$52,546	$4,379	$1,226	$1,577

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	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.33	$24.26	0.3%
Beauty Salon	$30.83	$45.56	32.3%
Toothpaste	$3.47	$3.70	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.5%
Movie	$10.25	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$13.08	$18.00	27.3%

Groceries

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.83	$5.84	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.44	$1.57	55.1%
Milk	$4.86	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	16.0%
Pizza	$14.32	$12.09	18.5%
Beer	$11.62	$10.41	11.6%

Health Care

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$155.39	$125.68	23.6%
Doctor	$188.50	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$117.89	$113.29	4.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$10.65	12.4%
Lipitor	$517.22	$468.60	10.4%

Housing

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$330,800.00	$184,700.00	79.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,126.92	$2,346.69	9.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,199.00	$949.00	26.3%

Transportation

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.37	$3.46	26.2%
Tire Balancing	$69.72	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Olympia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.20	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$189.62	$192.25	1.4%

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.
Ketron Island, WA	0	115	14.6%
Oakville, WA	647	107	7.4%
North Yelm, WA	3,738	109	8.8%
Shelton, WA	10,467	110	9.6%
Tenino, WA	1,744	110	9.9%
Olympia, WA	52,290	128	27.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stratford, CT	52,300	117	16.7%
Edina, MN	52,215	138	38.0%
Mascouche, QC	52,212	n/a
Watsonville, CA	52,398	153	52.9%
Queen Creek, AZ	52,162	134	34.3%
Olympia, WA	52,290	128	27.8%

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 South Westside, Olympia, WA