Cost Of Living in May Creek, 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	May Creek	Washington	National
Cost of living	111	118	100
Goods & Services	119	111	100
Groceries	112	110	100
Health care	118	120	100
Housing	104	135	100
Transportation	122	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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The cost of living in May Creek is 6% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in May Creek is 11% higher than the national average
May Creek housing is 4% 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	$74,536	$6,211	$1,739	$2,236
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	May Creek	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	May Creek	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	May Creek	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	May Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$191,800.00	$184,700.00	3.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,228.87	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	May Creek	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.
Gold Bar, WA	1,995	118	18.3%
Skykomish, WA	127	119	18.5%
Startup, WA	771	119	19.1%
Sultan, WA	5,330	126	25.6%
Index, WA	172	129	28.5%
May Creek, WA	759	111	11.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wall Lake, IA	759	84	15.7%
Freelandville, IN	759	82	18.0%
West Lebanon, IN	759	86	14.0%
Rushford Village, MN	759	104	3.6%
Newfield Hamlet, NY	759	88	11.6%
May Creek, WA	759	111	11.3%

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 May Creek, WA