Index | Rainier | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 118 | 118 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 113 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 109 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 123 | 120 | 100 |
Housing | 131 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 128 | 123 | 100 |
Utilities | 97 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $85,135 | $7,095 | $1,986 | $2,554 |
Renters | $62,500 | $5,208 | $1,458 | $1,875 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Rainier | 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% |
Item | Rainier | 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% |
Item | Rainier | 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% |
Item | Rainier | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $232,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 26.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,126.92 | $2,346.69 | 9.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,339.00 | $949.00 | 41.1% |
Item | Rainier | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.37 | $3.46 | 26.2% |
Tire Balancing | $69.72 | $59.92 | 16.4% |
Item | Rainier | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $126.20 | $193.99 | 34.9% |
Phone | $189.62 | $192.25 | 1.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bucoda, WA | 608 | 104 | 4.2% |
Centralia, WA | 17,473 | 106 | 6.1% |
North Yelm, WA | 3,738 | 109 | 8.8% |
Tenino, WA | 1,744 | 110 | 9.9% |
Nisqually Indian Community, WA | 591 | 115 | 14.6% |
Rainier, WA | 2,603 | 118 | 18.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bennett, CO | 2,603 | 114 | 14.0% |
Salina, UT | 2,603 | 94 | 6.3% |
Trenton, NS | 2,603 | n/a | |
Thomaston, NY | 2,602 | 212 | 111.6% |
Trenton, IL | 2,604 | 89 | 11.1% |
Rainier, WA | 2,603 | 118 | 18.0% |