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Prices in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA were 11.1% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 111.1, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 151.3, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 111.133 |
| Goods | 103.972 |
| Housing (rents) | 151.314 |
| Utilities | 92.814 |
| Other services | 106.835 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 111.133 |
| 2023 | 112.731 |
| 2022 | 114.020 |
| 2021 | 114.481 |
| 2020 | 113.029 |
| 2019 | 112.458 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.