Cost Of Living in Chico, 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	Chico	Washington	National
Cost of living	153	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	109	110	100
Health care	130	120	100
Housing	241	135	100
Transportation	132	123	100
Utilities	90	92	100

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The cost of living in Chico is 30% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Chico is 53% higher than the national average
Chico housing is 141% 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	$114,907	$9,576	$2,681	$3,448
Renters	$71,798	$5,983	$1,675	$2,154

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	Chico	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$35.56	$24.26	46.6%
Beauty Salon	$57.20	$45.56	25.5%
Toothpaste	$3.97	$3.70	7.2%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.2%
Movie	$15.20	$12.13	25.3%
Bowling	$23.33	$18.00	29.6%

Groceries

Item	Chico	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.20	$1.57	40.1%
Milk	$5.02	$4.67	7.5%
Potatoes	$4.41	$4.93	10.6%
Pizza	$15.44	$12.09	27.7%
Beer	$11.94	$10.41	14.7%

Health Care

Item	Chico	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$238.27	$125.68	89.6%
Doctor	$147.56	$135.78	8.7%
Dentist	$129.03	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$12.23	$10.65	14.8%
Lipitor	$546.24	$468.60	16.6%

Housing

Item	Chico	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$462,400.00	$184,700.00	150.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,122.62	$2,346.69	75.7%
Apartment Rent	$2,094.00	$949.00	120.7%

Transportation

Item	Chico	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.38	$3.46	26.6%
Tire Balancing	$65.96	$59.92	10.1%

Utilities

Item	Chico	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.50	$193.99	11.6%
Phone	$200.35	$192.25	4.2%

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.
Quilcene, WA	664	111	11.3%
Belfair, WA	4,557	113	12.5%
Navy Yard City, WA	2,973	114	14.3%
Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, WA	3,095	115	15.3%
East Port Orchard, WA	5,069	121	21.4%
Chico, WA	3,184	153	53.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Casa Conejo, CA	3,184	174	74.2%
Tisdale, SK	3,184	n/a
Penrose, CO	3,185	104	3.8%
Verona, MS	3,185	79	21.4%
Lesslie, SC	3,185	99	0.9%
Chico, WA	3,184	153	53.2%

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 Chico, WA