Index | Port Townsend | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 127 | 118 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 113 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 109 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 123 | 120 | 100 |
Housing | 164 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 117 | 123 | 100 |
Utilities | 92 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $62,444 | $5,204 | $1,457 | $1,874 |
Renters | $36,746 | $3,062 | $857 | $1,102 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.78 | $24.26 | 10.4% |
Beauty Salon | $67.83 | $45.56 | 48.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.48 | $3.70 | 6.0% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
Movie | $12.82 | $12.13 | 5.7% |
Bowling | $18.58 | $18.00 | 3.2% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.76 | $5.84 | 15.7% |
Fried Chicken | $2.22 | $1.57 | 41.3% |
Milk | $4.98 | $4.67 | 6.7% |
Potatoes | $4.43 | $4.93 | 10.2% |
Pizza | $12.95 | $12.09 | 7.2% |
Beer | $11.47 | $10.41 | 10.2% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $187.66 | $125.68 | 49.3% |
Doctor | $228.42 | $135.78 | 68.2% |
Dentist | $136.92 | $113.29 | 20.9% |
Ibuprofen | $11.80 | $10.65 | 10.7% |
Lipitor | $415.36 | $468.60 | 11.4% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $352,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 90.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,731.21 | $2,346.69 | 16.4% |
Apartment Rent | $969.00 | $949.00 | 2.1% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.35 | $3.46 | 25.7% |
Tire Balancing | $87.22 | $59.92 | 45.6% |
Item | Port Townsend | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $153.78 | $193.99 | 20.7% |
Phone | $202.97 | $192.25 | 5.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Blyn, WA | 45 | 115 | 15.3% |
Sequim, WA | 7,441 | 116 | 15.5% |
Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA | 3,329 | 119 | 18.6% |
Oak Harbor, WA | 23,358 | 123 | 23.0% |
Coupeville, WA | 1,850 | 128 | 27.8% |
Port Townsend, WA | 9,710 | 127 | 26.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
North Bend, OR | 9,708 | 106 | 6.5% |
Safford, AZ | 9,707 | 98 | 1.5% |
East Rutherford, NJ | 9,707 | 132 | 32.0% |
Rio del Mar, CA | 9,713 | 213 | 113.4% |
Decatur, IN | 9,700 | 86 | 13.7% |
Port Townsend, WA | 9,710 | 127 | 26.6% |