Cost Of Living in Selah, 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	Selah	Washington	National
Cost of living	111	118	100
Goods & Services	100	111	100
Groceries	105	110	100
Health care	113	120	100
Housing	130	135	100
Transportation	118	123	100
Utilities	92	92	100

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The cost of living in Selah is 6% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Selah is 11% higher than the national average
Selah housing is 30% 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	$85,030	$7,086	$1,984	$2,551
Renters	$45,882	$3,824	$1,071	$1,377

The affordability of the housing market in Selah, 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 Selah homeowners, the median income is $85,030. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,984 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $45,882. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,071 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	Selah	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.67	$24.26	30.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.69	$45.56	21.7%
Toothpaste	$3.97	$3.70	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$13.58	$12.13	11.9%
Bowling	$15.45	$18.00	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Selah	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.39	$5.84	9.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.6%
Milk	$5.07	$4.67	8.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.43	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$11.49	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Selah	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.81	$125.68	52.6%
Doctor	$151.56	$135.78	11.6%
Dentist	$123.54	$113.29	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.47	$10.65	7.6%
Lipitor	$519.99	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Selah	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$249,400.00	$184,700.00	35.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,306.50	$2,346.69	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,116.00	$949.00	17.6%

Transportation

Item	Selah	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.61	$59.92	7.8%

Utilities

Item	Selah	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.17	$193.99	12.8%
Phone	$190.47	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Parker, WA	49	103	3.0%
Donald, WA	0	103	3.0%
Buena, WA	845	91	9.0%
Wapato, WA	5,018	92	8.3%
Union Gap, WA	6,167	95	4.8%
Selah, WA	7,957	111	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Inverness, IL	7,959	180	79.6%
Groesbeck, OH	7,959	97	3.1%
Fort Frances, ON	7,960	n/a
Maryville, IL	7,962	98	2.1%
Wendell, NC	7,962	101	0.9%
Selah, WA	7,957	111	11.0%

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 Selah, WA