According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mountlake Terrace has an overall cost of living index of 134 which is 1.3x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Mountlake Terrace has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Washington's index of 119.
The standard of living in Mountlake Terrace ranks as #5,403 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Mountlake Terrace ranks as the #1,016 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Mountlake Terrace | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 134 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 127 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 126 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 128 | 122 | 100 | |
Housing | 143 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 139 | 123 | 100 | |
Utilities | 111 | 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 | Mountlake Terrace | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $424,700 | $366,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,595 | $1,337 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $80,738 | $77,006 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.3x | 4.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Mountlake Terrace | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.7 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Mountlake Terrace | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $5.74 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.15 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.5 | $2.05 |
Item | Mountlake Terrace | Washington |
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Haircut | $39.33 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $50.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.44 | $2.34 |
Item | Mountlake Terrace | 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 | Mountlake Terrace | 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. Mountlake Terrace |
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Everett, WA | 110,840 | 125 | 0.9x |
Shoreline, WA | 56,835 | 139 | 1.0x |
Edmonds, WA | 42,347 | 148 | 1.1x |
Lynnwood, WA | 38,538 | 135 | 1.0x |
Lake Stevens, WA | 33,470 | 131 | 1.0x |
Bainbridge Island, WA | 24,859 | 165 | 1.2x |
Kenmore, WA | 22,969 | 148 | 1.1x |
Silverdale, WA | 21,858 | 129 | 1.0x |
Bothell West, WA | 19,899 | 140 | 1.0x |
Monroe, WA | 19,403 | 131 | 1.0x |