Cost Of Living in Fobes 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	Fobes Hill	Washington	National
Cost of living	152	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	112	110	100
Health care	118	120	100
Housing	240	135	100
Transportation	122	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Fobes Hill is 29% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Fobes Hill is 52% higher than the national average
Fobes Hill housing is 140% 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	$116,250	$9,688	$2,712	$3,488
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.33	$24.26	29.1%
Beauty Salon	$49.67	$45.56	9.0%
Toothpaste	$3.89	$3.70	5.1%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.8%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$18.08	$18.00	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.23	$1.57	42.0%
Milk	$4.87	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$13.35	$12.09	10.4%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.73	$125.68	5.6%
Doctor	$183.40	$135.78	35.1%
Dentist	$146.29	$113.29	29.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$10.65	6.7%
Lipitor	$508.19	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$542,100.00	$184,700.00	193.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,228.87	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,085.00	$949.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.14	$3.46	19.7%
Tire Balancing	$65.57	$59.92	9.4%

Utilities

Item	Fobes Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.64	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$200.10	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Hat Island, WA	61	114	14.5%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,218	124	23.6%
Granite Falls, WA	3,961	126	25.9%
North Marysville, WA	138	127	26.8%
North Sultan, WA	265	133	32.9%
Fobes Hill, WA	2,564	152	52.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Petersburg, IL	2,564	86	14.0%
Premont, TX	2,564	81	18.7%
Cape Neddick, ME	2,563	139	38.7%
Glenwood, MN	2,563	97	3.1%
Pembroke, GA	2,565	92	7.8%
Fobes Hill, WA	2,564	152	52.1%

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 Fobes Hill, WA