According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Liberty Lake has an overall cost of living index of 113 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Liberty Lake has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Washington's index of 119.
The standard of living in Liberty Lake ranks as #4,365 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Liberty Lake ranks as the #2,053 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Liberty Lake | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 113 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 111 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 122 | 100 | |
Housing | 127 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 112 | 123 | 100 | |
Utilities | 103 | 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 | Liberty Lake | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $334,200 | $366,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,261 | $1,337 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $96,051 | $77,006 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.5x | 4.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Liberty Lake | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.73 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.07 | $14.67 |
Item | Liberty Lake | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $4.02 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.07 | $2.05 |
Item | Liberty Lake | Washington |
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Haircut | $21.08 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $33.17 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.49 | $2.34 |
Item | Liberty Lake | 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 | Liberty Lake | 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. Liberty Lake |
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Spokane, WA | 219,185 | 103 | 0.9x |
Spokane Valley, WA | 99,275 | 102 | 0.9x |
Coeur d'Alene, ID | 51,491 | 103 | 0.9x |
Post Falls, ID | 34,971 | 103 | 0.9x |
Hayden, ID | 15,049 | 104 | 0.9x |
Rathdrum, ID | 8,672 | 104 | 0.9x |
Mead, WA | 6,995 | 105 | 0.9x |
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA | 5,968 | 106 | 0.9x |
Country Homes, WA | 5,877 | 106 | 0.9x |
Town and Country, WA | 5,402 | 102 | 0.9x |