Cost Of Living in South Hill, 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	South Hill	Bellingham	Washington
Cost of living	146	138	118
Goods & Services	123	123	111
Groceries	109	109	110
Health care	116	116	120
Housing	219	190	135
Transportation	122	122	123
Utilities	92	92	92

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The cost of living in South Hill is 24% higher than the Bellingham average
The cost of living in South Hill is 46% higher than the national average
South Hill housing is 119% 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)
Household	$61,014	$5,085	$1,424	$1,831

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	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.08	$24.26	15.8%
Beauty Salon	$51.55	$45.56	13.1%
Toothpaste	$4.05	$3.70	9.4%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.3%
Movie	$14.34	$12.13	18.2%
Bowling	$22.57	$18.00	25.4%

Groceries

Item	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.04	$5.84	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.57	39.4%
Milk	$4.95	$4.67	5.9%
Potatoes	$4.40	$4.93	10.8%
Pizza	$14.85	$12.09	22.8%
Beer	$11.40	$10.41	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$219.25	$125.68	74.4%
Doctor	$165.08	$135.78	21.6%
Dentist	$120.58	$113.29	6.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.45	$10.65	7.5%
Lipitor	$506.80	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$405,700.00	$184,700.00	119.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,459.43	$2,346.69	47.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,133.00	$949.00	19.4%

Transportation

Item	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.43	$3.46	28.1%
Tire Balancing	$64.11	$59.92	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Bellingham	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.64	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$200.80	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Acme, WA	123	115	15.3%
Everson, WA	2,773	122	21.8%
Birch Bay, WA	9,917	124	23.6%
Nooksack, WA	1,594	125	24.9%
Ferndale, WA	14,591	128	28.0%
Bellingham, WA	90,821	138	37.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westminster, CA	90,857	164	64.4%
Santa Barbara, CA	90,911	221	121.3%
Kirkland, WA	91,146	183	83.4%
San Leandro, CA	90,489	172	71.8%
Carson, CA	91,354	152	52.1%
Bellingham, WA	90,821	138	37.6%

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 South Hill, Bellingham, WA