Cost Of Living in Methow, 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	Methow	Washington	National
Cost of living	123	118	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	106	110	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	151	135	100
Transportation	131	123	100
Utilities	84	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Methow is 4% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Methow is 23% higher than the national average
Methow housing is 51% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Methow	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.16	$24.26	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.67	$45.56	4.6%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.28	2.4%
Movie	$13.59	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$26.84	$18.00	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Methow	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.26	$1.57	43.8%
Milk	$4.93	$4.67	5.5%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$14.20	$12.09	17.5%
Beer	$11.67	$10.41	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Methow	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$211.72	$125.68	68.5%
Doctor	$183.18	$135.78	34.9%
Dentist	$123.42	$113.29	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.62	$10.65	9.1%
Lipitor	$465.70	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Methow	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$278,100.00	$184,700.00	50.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,432.67	$2,346.69	46.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Methow	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.45	$3.46	28.4%
Tire Balancing	$81.97	$59.92	36.8%

Utilities

Item	Methow	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.40	$193.99	28.1%
Phone	$200.22	$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.
Pateros, WA	718	99	1.4%
Brewster, WA	2,323	103	3.1%
Malott, WA	736	105	5.1%
Methow, WA	126	123	22.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Venetie, AK	126	136	35.7%
Toxey, AL	126	90	9.6%
Gu Oidak, AZ	126	88	12.5%
Myers Flat, CA	126	112	11.6%
Portland, CO	126	133	33.0%
Methow, WA	126	123	22.7%

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 Methow, WA