Cost Of Living in Alder, 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	Alder	Washington	National
Cost of living	133	118	100
Goods & Services	117	111	100
Groceries	113	110	100
Health care	125	120	100
Housing	177	135	100
Transportation	124	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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The cost of living in Alder is 13% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Alder is 33% higher than the national average
Alder housing is 77% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$103,750	$8,646	$2,421	$3,113
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	Alder	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.76	$24.26	2.1%
Beauty Salon	$54.27	$45.56	19.1%
Toothpaste	$4.15	$3.70	12.1%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$11.92	$12.13	1.8%
Bowling	$21.09	$18.00	17.2%

Groceries

Item	Alder	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.71	$5.84	2.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.55	$1.57	62.3%
Milk	$5.14	$4.67	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.87	$4.93	21.6%
Pizza	$15.13	$12.09	25.2%
Beer	$11.74	$10.41	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Alder	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.81	$125.68	52.6%
Doctor	$192.99	$135.78	42.1%
Dentist	$127.12	$113.29	12.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.85	$10.65	11.2%
Lipitor	$555.70	$468.60	18.6%

Housing

Item	Alder	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$326,700.00	$184,700.00	76.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,051.24	$2,346.69	30.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Alder	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.20	$3.46	21.3%
Tire Balancing	$78.74	$59.92	31.4%

Utilities

Item	Alder	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.30	$193.99	12.7%
Phone	$204.78	$192.25	6.5%

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.
Elbe, WA	46	115	14.6%
Ashford, WA	489	115	14.6%
Mineral, WA	135	115	14.6%
La Grande, WA	88	115	14.6%
Clear Lake CDP (Pierce County), WA	942	118	18.4%
Alder, WA	134	133	33.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hindsville, AR	134	81	19.2%
Moorefield, AR	134	89	11.4%
Washington, AR	134	89	11.0%
Mead Ranch, AZ	134	108	7.6%
Tupman, CA	134	98	2.4%
Alder, WA	134	133	33.3%

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 Alder, WA