Moving to Washington State - A Complete Guide 2021

Washington's cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. Rankings lower than 100 means the state is less expensive than the national average. Ranking above 100 means the state is more expensive to live in.

• Amazon
• Starbucks
• Costco Wholesale
• Microsoft
• Barrett Business Services
• Nordstrom
• T-Mobile
• The Hotel Group
• University of Washington
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Here's a simple analysis of Washington's job market:

• The unemployment rate of Washington state is 4.5%. US average is 3.9
• Washington has witnessed a job market boost of 1.8 in the last year
• Washington's future job growth is projected to hit 39.1% in the next 10 years.
• The US future job projection is expected to 33.5% in the next 10 years.

Here's a simple analysis of Washington taxes using data from SmartAsset:

• Washington has no personal income tax
• Washington's bases tax rate is 6.5% and it can extend to 7% - 10.5%
• The average effective property tax rate in Washington is 1.03%, U.S. average is 1.08
• Washington residents pay an average property tax rate of $2,958
• Washington's real estate sales tax (REET) is 1.28% of the sold property price
• Washington's gas tax is 49.4 cents per gallon of normal diesel and gasoline

• Washington is home to over 40,000 miles of rivers, streams, and more than 8,000 lakes.
• Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth oldest national park in the U.S. It hosts over 1.5 million tourists per year.
• Washington is well-known for its apples. The state is the leading producer of apples in the country.
• Washington has more glaciers than the other 47 neighboring states put together.
• The world's largest building is in Washington, known as Everest. The building is Boeing's final assembly plant.
• The world's longest floating bridge is in Washington. It's called the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge located at Evergreen Point. The bridge connects Seattle and Medina across Lake Washington.
• Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle, Washington.
• Washington is the U.S. leading producer of pears, red raspberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries.
• Up to eighty percent of the glacial ice in the U.S is found in Washington State.
• The Washington State Ferry System is the largest Ferry System in the US and the state's number one tourist attraction.
• Washington has some of the best hiking trails in the entire U.S.