Cost Of Living in Ruston, 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	Ruston	Washington	National
Cost of living	163	118	100
Goods & Services	117	111	100
Groceries	113	110	100
Health care	125	120	100
Housing	275	135	100
Transportation	124	123	100
Utilities	95	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Ruston is 38% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Ruston is 63% higher than the national average
Ruston housing is 175% 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	$102,159	$8,513	$2,384	$3,065
Renters	$97,917	$8,160	$2,285	$2,938

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	Ruston	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	Ruston	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	Ruston	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	Ruston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$552,900.00	$184,700.00	199.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,051.24	$2,346.69	30.0%
Apartment Rent	$2,063.00	$949.00	117.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Ruston	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%
North Puyallup, WA	1,970	115	15.1%
Midland, WA	9,518	118	17.9%
Longbranch, WA	4,568	117	17.3%
Parkland, WA	37,946	121	20.6%
Ruston, WA	1,329	163	62.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Edison, GA	1,329	78	22.0%
Augusta, KY	1,329	86	14.5%
Great Bend, NY	1,329	101	1.3%
Plains, TX	1,329	80	19.8%
Cavalier, ND	1,328	85	15.0%
Ruston, WA	1,329	163	62.7%

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 Ruston, WA