Cost Of Living in Rosedale, 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	Rosedale	Washington	National
Cost of living	148	118	100
Goods & Services	117	111	100
Groceries	113	110	100
Health care	125	120	100
Housing	226	135	100
Transportation	124	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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The cost of living in Rosedale is 25% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Rosedale is 48% higher than the national average
Rosedale housing is 126% 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	$126,532	$10,544	$2,952	$3,796
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

The affordability of the housing market in Rosedale, WA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Rosedale homeowners, the median income is $126,532. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,952 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $0. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $0 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.76	$24.26	2.1%
Beauty Salon	$54.27	$45.56	19.1%
Toothpaste	$4.15	$3.70	12.1%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$11.92	$12.13	1.8%
Bowling	$21.09	$18.00	17.2%

Groceries

Item	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.71	$5.84	2.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.55	$1.57	62.3%
Milk	$5.14	$4.67	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.87	$4.93	21.6%
Pizza	$15.13	$12.09	25.2%
Beer	$11.74	$10.41	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.81	$125.68	52.6%
Doctor	$192.99	$135.78	42.1%
Dentist	$127.12	$113.29	12.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.85	$10.65	11.2%
Lipitor	$555.70	$468.60	18.6%

Housing

Item	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$529,900.00	$184,700.00	186.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,051.24	$2,346.69	30.0%
Apartment Rent	$796.00	$949.00	16.1%

Transportation

Item	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.20	$3.46	21.3%
Tire Balancing	$78.74	$59.92	31.4%

Utilities

Item	Rosedale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.30	$193.99	12.7%
Phone	$204.78	$192.25	6.5%

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.
Ketron Island, WA	0	115	14.6%
Belfair, WA	4,557	113	12.5%
Navy Yard City, WA	2,973	114	14.3%
Midland, WA	9,518	118	17.9%
Longbranch, WA	4,568	117	17.3%
Rosedale, WA	4,389	148	48.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coopersville, MI	4,388	90	9.8%
Longview Heights, WA	4,388	112	12.3%
Sparta, MI	4,390	88	12.3%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,391	109	9.2%
Senoia, GA	4,386	111	10.7%
Rosedale, WA	4,389	148	48.0%

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 Rosedale, WA