Cost of Living

For two decades, Yakima County faced a tough reality: more people were leaving the area than moving in. From 2000 to 2019, the county experienced negative net migration, meaning the number of people moving away outpaced those arriving. Despite losing over 11,000 residents to outmigration during that time, Yakima’s population still grew by 32,000, thanks […]

Have you ever compared the cost of living when planning on moving or taking a new job?  Have you wondered where this data comes from? YCDA, like many other economic development organizations across the country, participates in the Council for Community and Economic Research’s (C2ER) quarterly Cost of Living Index data collection.  Our staff is