Cost of living in Pomeroy, Washington

Pomeroy, Washington has about 1,354 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $216,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Garfield County is $1,143 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pomeroy. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Washington's prices sit at 107.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Washington does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Pomeroy's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Washington home paid 14.71¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pomeroy's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Washington was $5.478 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,629.44 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Washington shares this price.

Among 355 places we list in Washington with a rent figure, 345 have higher typical rent than Pomeroy.