According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Bainbridge Island has an overall cost of living index of 165 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Bainbridge Island has a cost of living index that's 1.4x higher than Washington's index of 119.
The standard of living in Bainbridge Island ranks as #6,073 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Bainbridge Island ranks as the #345 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Bainbridge Island | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 165 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 127 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 126 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 128 | 122 | 100 | |
Housing | 253 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 141 | 123 | 100 | |
Utilities | 110 | 91 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Washington, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Bainbridge Island | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $783,600 | $366,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,612 | $1,337 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $125,861 | $77,006 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 6.2x | 4.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.15x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Bainbridge Island | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.7 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Bainbridge Island | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $5.74 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.15 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.5 | $2.05 |
Item | Bainbridge Island | Washington |
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Haircut | $39.33 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $50.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.44 | $2.34 |
Item | Bainbridge Island | Washington |
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Potatoes | $3.5 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $13.12 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.49 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $158.73 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $136.39 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $143.77 | $99.13 |
Item | Bainbridge Island | Washington |
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Gasoline | $3.19 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $66.49 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $186.95 | $167.67 |
Phone | $194.23 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Bainbridge Island |
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Seattle, WA | 741,251 | 157 | 1.0x |
Bremerton, WA | 41,258 | 120 | 0.7x |
SeaTac, WA | 29,102 | 126 | 0.8x |
Silverdale, WA | 21,858 | 129 | 0.8x |
Tukwila, WA | 20,265 | 125 | 0.8x |
Lake Stickney, WA | 14,306 | 138 | 0.8x |
Port Orchard, WA | 14,303 | 130 | 0.8x |
Poulsbo, WA | 10,869 | 132 | 0.8x |
Vashon, WA | 10,400 | 143 | 0.9x |
Bangor Base, WA | 6,825 | 133 | 0.8x |