Cost Of Living in Cathlamet, 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	Cathlamet	Washington	National
Cost of living	107	118	100
Goods & Services	106	111	100
Groceries	111	110	100
Health care	110	120	100
Housing	103	135	100
Transportation	126	123	100
Utilities	96	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cathlamet is 9% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Cathlamet is 7% higher than the national average
Cathlamet housing is 3% 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	$55,469	$4,622	$1,294	$1,664
Renters	$31,250	$2,604	$729	$938

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	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$41.22	$24.26	69.9%
Beauty Salon	$60.58	$45.56	33.0%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.5%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	6.9%
Bowling	$18.31	$18.00	1.7%

Groceries

Item	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.57	28.8%
Milk	$5.04	$4.67	7.9%
Potatoes	$4.39	$4.93	11.1%
Pizza	$12.21	$12.09	1.0%
Beer	$12.07	$10.41	15.9%

Health Care

Item	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.94	$125.68	5.0%
Doctor	$188.49	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$115.08	$113.29	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.58	$10.65	8.7%
Lipitor	$386.53	$468.60	17.5%

Housing

Item	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$202,500.00	$184,700.00	9.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,332.86	$2,346.69	42.0%
Apartment Rent	$844.00	$949.00	11.1%

Transportation

Item	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.16	$3.46	20.3%
Tire Balancing	$84.45	$59.92	40.9%

Utilities

Item	Cathlamet	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.73	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$190.36	$192.25	1.0%

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.
Skamokawa Valley, WA	268	113	12.6%
Westport, OR	329	109	8.6%
Clatskanie, OR	2,189	103	2.6%
East Cathlamet, WA	512	105	5.1%
Grays River, WA	309	111	10.7%
Cathlamet, WA	605	107	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Collins, GA	605	84	16.1%
Portal, GA	605	85	14.7%
Keystone, IA	605	89	11.2%
Augusta, IL	605	83	16.5%
Maple Hill, KS	605	90	9.7%
Cathlamet, WA	605	107	7.1%

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 Cathlamet, WA