Cost Of Living in North Image, 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	North Image	Vancouver	Washington
Cost of living	115	124	118
Goods & Services	106	106	111
Groceries	111	111	110
Health care	110	110	120
Housing	131	161	135
Transportation	126	126	123
Utilities	96	96	92

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The cost of living in North Image is 2% lower than the Vancouver average
The cost of living in North Image is 15% higher than the national average
North Image housing is 31% 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)
Household	$64,974	$5,415	$1,516	$1,949

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	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$41.22	$24.26	69.9%
Beauty Salon	$60.58	$45.56	33.0%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.5%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	6.9%
Bowling	$18.31	$18.00	1.7%

Groceries

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.57	28.8%
Milk	$5.04	$4.67	7.9%
Potatoes	$4.39	$4.93	11.1%
Pizza	$12.21	$12.09	1.0%
Beer	$12.07	$10.41	15.9%

Health Care

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.94	$125.68	5.0%
Doctor	$188.49	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$115.08	$113.29	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.58	$10.65	8.7%
Lipitor	$386.53	$468.60	17.5%

Housing

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$318,200.00	$184,700.00	72.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,332.86	$2,346.69	42.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,289.00	$949.00	35.8%

Transportation

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.16	$3.46	20.3%
Tire Balancing	$84.45	$59.92	40.9%

Utilities

Item	Vancouver	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.73	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$190.36	$192.25	1.0%

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.
Wood Village, OR	4,069	109	9.0%
St. Helens, OR	13,779	112	12.0%
Walnut Grove, WA	9,324	113	13.0%
Yacolt, WA	1,686	118	18.3%
Fairview, OR	9,382	123	22.7%
Vancouver, WA	182,792	124	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brownsville, TX	182,230	77	23.2%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	181,818	125	24.9%
Chattanooga, TN	181,370	92	7.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	180,927	95	4.5%
Worcester, MA	185,186	114	14.1%
Vancouver, WA	182,792	124	24.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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