2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Puyallup, WA vs Gold Bar, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Gold Bar or is it cheaper to live in Puyallup?
- Gold Bar is 11.0% more expensive than Puyallup.

Which city has more affordable housing, Gold Bar or Puyallup?
- Gold Bar housing costs are 16.4% less expensive than Puyallup housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Puyallup or is Health Care more affordable in Gold Bar.
- Health related expenses are 1.8% less in Gold Bar.
 Puyallup, WAGold Bar, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock136.2100
 Food & Groceries101.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing167.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$429,800$338,100
 Utilities75  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock132.4100
 Miscellaneous129.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Gold Bar    3 Reviews

Well I have read the two comments about Gold Bar on here and all I have to say is that I lived there for six long horrible years and I couldn't wait to get out of there!  More

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Since Joe Beavers, Dorothy Croshaw, Lonn Turner, Richard and Mayor Crystal Hill meet behind closed doors and obstructed justice after a former employee sabotaged the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Gold Bar is a little town with incredible beauty. There are astounding mountain views, Wallace Falls Park--with hiking and views and a wide variety of trails... the  More

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