Cost Of Living in Carbonado, 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	Carbonado	Washington	National
Cost of living	121	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	116	110	100
Health care	115	120	100
Housing	140	135	100
Transportation	125	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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The cost of living in Carbonado is 3% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Carbonado is 21% higher than the national average
Carbonado housing is 40% 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	$80,000	$6,667	$1,867	$2,400
Renters	$71,250	$5,938	$1,662	$2,138

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	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.12	$24.26	32.4%
Beauty Salon	$43.48	$45.56	4.6%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.6%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.4%
Movie	$11.87	$12.13	2.2%
Bowling	$17.56	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.66	$5.84	3.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.78	$1.57	76.8%
Milk	$4.85	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$14.86	$12.09	22.9%
Beer	$11.77	$10.41	13.1%

Health Care

Item	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$242.14	$125.68	92.7%
Doctor	$139.77	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$164.30	$113.29	45.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.87	$10.65	11.4%
Lipitor	$448.83	$468.60	4.2%

Housing

Item	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$258,300.00	$184,700.00	39.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,843.91	$2,346.69	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,333.00	$949.00	40.5%

Transportation

Item	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.39	$3.46	26.9%
Tire Balancing	$77.69	$59.92	29.7%

Utilities

Item	Carbonado	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$175.38	$193.99	9.6%
Phone	$207.11	$192.25	7.7%

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.
North Puyallup, WA	1,970	115	15.1%
Clear Lake CDP (Pierce County), WA	942	118	18.4%
Eatonville, WA	3,007	121	21.1%
South Prairie, WA	297	121	20.8%
Crocker, WA	1,322	124	24.2%
Carbonado, WA	683	121	21.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North City, IL	683	84	16.5%
Holton, IN	683	89	11.0%
Wilson, KS	683	78	21.6%
Smiths Grove, KY	683	90	9.9%
Cheshire, MA	683	89	10.8%
Carbonado, WA	683	121	21.2%

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 Carbonado, WA