Cost Of Living in Elma, 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	Elma	Washington	National
Cost of living	107	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	109	110	100
Health care	123	120	100
Housing	94	135	100
Transportation	128	123	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Elma is 9% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Elma is 7% higher than the national average
Elma housing is 6% 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	$93,720	$7,810	$2,187	$2,812
Renters	$45,843	$3,820	$1,070	$1,375

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	Elma	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.33	$24.26	0.3%
Beauty Salon	$30.83	$45.56	32.3%
Toothpaste	$3.47	$3.70	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.5%
Movie	$10.25	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$13.08	$18.00	27.3%

Groceries

Item	Elma	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.83	$5.84	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.44	$1.57	55.1%
Milk	$4.86	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	16.0%
Pizza	$14.32	$12.09	18.5%
Beer	$11.62	$10.41	11.6%

Health Care

Item	Elma	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$155.39	$125.68	23.6%
Doctor	$188.50	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$117.89	$113.29	4.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$10.65	12.4%
Lipitor	$517.22	$468.60	10.4%

Housing

Item	Elma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,900.00	$184,700.00	3.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,126.92	$2,346.69	9.4%
Apartment Rent	$823.00	$949.00	13.3%

Transportation

Item	Elma	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.37	$3.46	26.2%
Tire Balancing	$69.72	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Elma	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.20	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$189.62	$192.25	1.4%

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.
Oakville, WA	647	107	7.4%
McCleary, WA	2,057	108	8.2%
Shelton, WA	10,467	110	9.6%
Montesano, WA	4,002	112	12.1%
Central Park, WA	3,442	114	14.4%
Elma, WA	3,299	107	7.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hauula, HI	3,298	191	90.7%
Heavener, OK	3,298	76	24.1%
Cherryvale, SC	3,298	82	17.7%
Heron Bay, GA	3,300	105	4.6%
Water Valley, MS	3,300	77	23.3%
Elma, WA	3,299	107	7.0%

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 Elma, WA