According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Pasco has an overall cost of living index of 96 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Pasco has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Washington's index of 116.
The standard of living in Pasco ranks as #2652 most affordable out of the 6522 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Pasco ranks as the #3754 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Pasco | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 96 | 116 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 108 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 121 | 119 | 100 | |
Housing | 89 | 135 | 100 | |
Transportation | 114 | 116 | 100 | |
Utilities | 92 | 89 | 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 | Pasco | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $186,900 | $311,700 | $204,900 |
Median Rent | $895 | $1,194 | $1,023 |
Median Income | $61,662 | $70,116 | $60,293 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 4.4x | 3.4x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.17x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Pasco | Kennewick, WA | 80,204 | 97 | 1.0x | Richland, WA | 55,043 | 102 | 1.1x | Walla Walla, WA | 32,731 | 96 | 1.0x | Hermiston, OR | 17,346 | 92 | 1.0x | Pendleton, OR | 16,713 | 92 | 1.0x | Sunnyside, WA | 16,442 | 90 | 0.9x | West Richland, WA | 14,187 | 101 | 1.1x | Grandview, WA | 11,124 | 90 | 0.9x | Umatilla, OR | 7,114 | 88 | 0.9x | Finley, WA | 5,984 | 99 | 1.0x |
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