Cost Of Living in Almira, 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	Almira	Washington	National
Cost of living	97	118	100
Goods & Services	103	111	100
Groceries	107	110	100
Health care	117	120	100
Housing	79	135	100
Transportation	123	123	100
Utilities	78	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Almira is 18% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Almira is 3% lower than the national average
Almira housing is 21% lower 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	$66,111	$5,509	$1,542	$1,984
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	Almira	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$35.77	$24.26	47.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.61	$45.56	0.1%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	6.9%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.28	10.0%
Movie	$16.36	$12.13	34.8%
Bowling	$22.56	$18.00	25.3%

Groceries

Item	Almira	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.20	$1.57	40.1%
Milk	$5.12	$4.67	9.5%
Potatoes	$4.46	$4.93	9.6%
Pizza	$15.15	$12.09	25.3%
Beer	$12.18	$10.41	17.0%

Health Care

Item	Almira	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$212.13	$125.68	68.8%
Doctor	$145.39	$135.78	7.1%
Dentist	$137.10	$113.29	21.0%
Ibuprofen	$12.52	$10.65	17.5%
Lipitor	$457.82	$468.60	2.3%

Housing

Item	Almira	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,600.00	$184,700.00	37.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,571.38	$2,346.69	52.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,125.00	$949.00	18.5%

Transportation

Item	Almira	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.62	$3.46	33.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.99	$59.92	5.1%

Utilities

Item	Almira	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.57	$193.99	9.0%
Phone	$202.75	$192.25	5.5%

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.
Hartline, WA	182	94	6.4%
Wilbur, WA	767	98	2.1%
Electric City, WA	944	103	2.6%
Almira, WA	267	97	3.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manchester, CA	267	140	39.8%
No Name, CO	267	101	0.6%
Cantril, IA	267	88	12.2%
Allerton, IL	267	84	16.2%
Compton, IL	267	79	20.8%
Almira, WA	267	97	3.5%

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 Almira, WA