According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Fife has an overall cost of living index of 126 which is 1.3x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Fife has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Washington's index of 119.
The standard of living in Fife ranks as #5,093 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Fife ranks as the #1,325 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Fife | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 126 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 127 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 129 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 130 | 122 | 100 | |
Housing | 120 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 141 | 123 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 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 | Fife | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $325,500 | $366,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,428 | $1,337 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $75,151 | $77,006 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.3x | 4.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Fife | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.7 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Fife | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $5.74 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.15 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.5 | $2.05 |
Item | Fife | Washington |
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Haircut | $39.33 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $50.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.44 | $2.34 |
Item | Fife | 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 | Fife | 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. Fife |
---|---|---|---|
Tacoma, WA | 215,766 | 111 | 0.9x |
Lakewood, WA | 60,564 | 115 | 0.9x |
Puyallup, WA | 41,666 | 120 | 1.0x |
Parkland, WA | 37,946 | 109 | 0.9x |
Frederickson, WA | 22,290 | 118 | 0.9x |
Lakeland South, WA | 12,467 | 132 | 1.0x |
Edgewood, WA | 12,010 | 137 | 1.1x |
Gig Harbor, WA | 10,280 | 141 | 1.1x |
Sumner, WA | 10,246 | 127 | 1.0x |
Midland, WA | 9,518 | 108 | 0.9x |