Cost Of Living in Three Lakes, 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	Three Lakes	Washington	National
Cost of living	152	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	112	110	100
Health care	118	120	100
Housing	239	135	100
Transportation	122	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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The cost of living in Three Lakes is 29% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Three Lakes is 52% higher than the national average
Three Lakes housing is 139% 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	$125,735	$10,478	$2,934	$3,772
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	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.33	$24.26	29.1%
Beauty Salon	$49.67	$45.56	9.0%
Toothpaste	$3.89	$3.70	5.1%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.8%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$18.08	$18.00	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.23	$1.57	42.0%
Milk	$4.87	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$13.35	$12.09	10.4%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.73	$125.68	5.6%
Doctor	$183.40	$135.78	35.1%
Dentist	$146.29	$113.29	29.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$10.65	6.7%
Lipitor	$508.19	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$512,100.00	$184,700.00	177.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,228.87	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,420.00	$949.00	49.6%

Transportation

Item	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.14	$3.46	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$65.57	$59.92	9.4%

Utilities

Item	Three Lakes	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.64	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$200.10	$192.25	4.1%

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.
May Creek, WA	759	111	11.3%
Gold Bar, WA	1,995	118	18.3%
Startup, WA	771	119	19.1%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,218	124	23.6%
Sultan, WA	5,330	126	25.6%
Three Lakes, WA	3,411	152	51.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Smithville-Sanders, IN	3,411	103	3.4%
Dillonvale, OH	3,411	97	3.4%
Eagle Grove, IA	3,410	86	13.9%
Alma, GA	3,409	80	19.5%
Minden, NV	3,409	129	29.0%
Three Lakes, WA	3,411	152	51.8%

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 Three Lakes, WA