Cost Of Living in Pomeroy, 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	Pomeroy	Washington	National
Cost of living	90	118	100
Goods & Services	94	111	100
Groceries	104	110	100
Health care	117	120	100
Housing	68	135	100
Transportation	117	123	100
Utilities	87	92	100

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The cost of living in Pomeroy is 24% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Pomeroy is 10% lower than the national average
Pomeroy housing is 32% 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	$44,421	$3,702	$1,036	$1,333
Renters	$34,297	$2,858	$800	$1,029

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	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.67	$24.26	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$39.87	$45.56	12.5%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$3.70	8.1%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$9.66	$12.13	20.4%
Bowling	$11.07	$18.00	38.5%

Groceries

Item	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.76	$1.57	75.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.34	$4.93	12.0%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$10.92	$10.41	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.67	$125.68	15.1%
Doctor	$182.86	$135.78	34.7%
Dentist	$130.71	$113.29	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$482.37	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,700.00	$184,700.00	28.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,425.82	$2,346.69	3.4%
Apartment Rent	$572.00	$949.00	39.7%

Transportation

Item	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.13	$3.46	19.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.72	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	Pomeroy	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.41	$193.99	23.5%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Pomeroy, WA	1,276	90	10.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Camden, AR	1,276	84	16.0%
Airport, CA	1,276	105	5.2%
Five Points, FL	1,276	91	8.5%
Townsend, MA	1,276	118	17.9%
Kensington, NY	1,276	313	212.6%
Pomeroy, WA	1,276	90	10.0%

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 Pomeroy, WA