According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Country Homes has an overall cost of living index of 106 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Country Homes has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Washington's index of 119.
The standard of living in Country Homes ranks as #3,773 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Country Homes ranks as the #2,646 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Country Homes | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 106 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 122 | 100 | |
Housing | 109 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 108 | 123 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 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 | Country Homes | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $260,300 | $366,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $826 | $1,337 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $54,440 | $77,006 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.8x | 4.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Country Homes | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.73 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.07 | $14.67 |
Item | Country Homes | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $4.02 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.07 | $2.05 |
Item | Country Homes | Washington |
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Haircut | $21.08 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $33.17 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.49 | $2.34 |
Item | Country Homes | Washington |
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Potatoes | $2.82 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.89 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.83 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $149.56 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $153.04 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $113.0 | $99.13 |
Item | Country Homes | Washington |
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Gasoline | $2.55 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $49.64 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $163.0 | $167.67 |
Phone | $191.51 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Country Homes |
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Spokane, WA | 219,185 | 103 | 1.0x |
Spokane Valley, WA | 99,275 | 102 | 1.0x |
Cheney, WA | 12,455 | 104 | 1.0x |
Liberty Lake, WA | 10,381 | 113 | 1.1x |
Airway Heights, WA | 8,885 | 99 | 0.9x |
Mead, WA | 6,995 | 105 | 1.0x |
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA | 5,968 | 106 | 1.0x |
Town and Country, WA | 5,402 | 102 | 1.0x |