Cost Of Living in Cashmere, 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	Cashmere	Washington	National
Cost of living	114	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	106	110	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	123	135	100
Transportation	131	123	100
Utilities	84	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cashmere is 3% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Cashmere is 14% higher than the national average
Cashmere housing is 23% 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	$73,417	$6,118	$1,713	$2,203
Renters	$32,107	$2,676	$749	$963

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	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.16	$24.26	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.67	$45.56	4.6%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.28	2.4%
Movie	$13.59	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$26.84	$18.00	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.26	$1.57	43.8%
Milk	$4.93	$4.67	5.5%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$14.20	$12.09	17.5%
Beer	$11.67	$10.41	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$211.72	$125.68	68.5%
Doctor	$183.18	$135.78	34.9%
Dentist	$123.42	$113.29	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.62	$10.65	9.1%
Lipitor	$465.70	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$254,200.00	$184,700.00	37.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,432.67	$2,346.69	46.3%
Apartment Rent	$849.00	$949.00	10.5%

Transportation

Item	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.45	$3.46	28.4%
Tire Balancing	$81.97	$59.92	36.8%

Utilities

Item	Cashmere	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.40	$193.99	28.1%
Phone	$200.22	$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.
South Wenatchee, WA	1,351	105	4.7%
Entiat, WA	975	114	13.5%
Wenatchee, WA	34,249	118	17.6%
East Wenatchee, WA	14,012	119	19.0%
Leavenworth, WA	2,489	132	32.0%
Cashmere, WA	3,148	114	14.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Haviland, NY	3,148	116	15.6%
Union City, PA	3,148	87	13.0%
Grand Saline, TX	3,148	84	16.1%
Wesleyville, PA	3,147	87	12.6%
Hamburg, NJ	3,149	105	5.4%
Cashmere, WA	3,148	114	14.4%

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 Cashmere, WA