Washington Roundtable

Washington now sits squarely among the most expensive states in the nation—and that’s a reality felt every day across the state.

Over the past decade, costs for essentials like housing, groceries, and transportation have risen 50% or more, reshaping how people live, work, and spend. As highlighted in FOX 13’s The Brief recently, these pressures may also be contributing to more people deciding to leave Washington for lower-cost states.

Thank you to FOX 13 for spotlighting this new research and the real impacts of rising affordability pressures across the state. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/study-washington-5th-most-expensive-country

(FOX 13 Seattle)

Study finds WA is 5th most expensive place to live in country A new study shows Washington state is the fifth most expensive place to live in the nation, and it's getting harder for people to make the numbers work.