Cost Of Living in Rocky Point, 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	Rocky Point	Washington	National
Cost of living	124	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	109	110	100
Health care	130	120	100
Housing	144	135	100
Transportation	132	123	100
Utilities	90	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rocky Point is 5% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Rocky Point is 24% higher than the national average
Rocky Point housing is 44% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$91,488	$7,624	$2,135	$2,745
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$35.56	$24.26	46.6%
Beauty Salon	$57.20	$45.56	25.5%
Toothpaste	$3.97	$3.70	7.2%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.2%
Movie	$15.20	$12.13	25.3%
Bowling	$23.33	$18.00	29.6%

Groceries

Item	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.20	$1.57	40.1%
Milk	$5.02	$4.67	7.5%
Potatoes	$4.41	$4.93	10.6%
Pizza	$15.44	$12.09	27.7%
Beer	$11.94	$10.41	14.7%

Health Care

Item	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$238.27	$125.68	89.6%
Doctor	$147.56	$135.78	8.7%
Dentist	$129.03	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$12.23	$10.65	14.8%
Lipitor	$546.24	$468.60	16.6%

Housing

Item	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$296,100.00	$184,700.00	60.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,122.62	$2,346.69	75.7%
Apartment Rent	$995.00	$949.00	4.8%

Transportation

Item	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.38	$3.46	26.6%
Tire Balancing	$65.96	$59.92	10.1%

Utilities

Item	Rocky Point	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.50	$193.99	11.6%
Phone	$200.35	$192.25	4.2%

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.
Belfair, WA	4,557	113	12.5%
Navy Yard City, WA	2,973	114	14.3%
Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, WA	3,095	115	15.3%
East Port Orchard, WA	5,069	121	21.4%
Bremerton, WA	41,258	122	22.2%
Rocky Point, WA	1,418	124	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sharpsburg, NC	1,418	86	13.6%
Woodland Park, NE	1,418	87	13.0%
New Paris, OH	1,418	79	21.4%
Elizabeth, PA	1,418	86	14.1%
Downs, IL	1,417	103	3.3%
Rocky Point, WA	1,418	124	23.8%

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 Rocky Point, WA