Kenosha, WI vs Walla Walla, WA: cost of living compared

Price levels from BEA (2024); rent and home values from Zillow (September 2026).

The short answer

Overall, Walla Walla, WA is 2.6% less expensive than Kenosha, WI (BEA, 2024).
To keep the same standard of living, $75,000 in Kenosha works out to about $73,100 in Walla Walla, before taxes.
Most of the difference is housing, which costs 9.6% less in Walla Walla. Goods are 1.1% lower and other services 0.9% lower.
Zillow does not publish typical rent for Kenosha, so rents are not compared here.
The gap is about where it was in 2019 (1.2%).

derived Calculated from BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) and Zillow data. Based on an average household's spending; taxes not included. How we calculate.

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Both cities against the US average (100). The gap in each row is what matters for a move.

Housing drives the gap: 9.6% lower in Walla Walla than in Kenosha

Price level by category, 2024. US average = 100.

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

All items

101.1 98.5

Goods

106.2 105.0

Housing (rents)

95.8 86.6

Utilities

85.9 94.3

Other services

100.3 99.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
All items	101.1	98.5
Goods	106.2	105.0
Housing (rents)	95.8	86.6
Utilities	85.9	94.3
Other services	100.3	99.5

Category	Kenosha	Walla Walla	Walla Walla vs Kenosha
All items	101.1	98.5	−2.6%
Goods	106.2	105.0	−1.1%
Housing (rents)	95.8	86.6	−9.6%
Utilities	85.9	94.3	+9.8%
Other services	100.3	99.5	−0.9%
Salary to match $75,000 in Kenosha	$75,000	$73,100	−2.6%

Index values: BEA, 2024, US = 100. Rent and home values: Data Provided by Zillow Group, September 2026.

How the gap has changed since 2008

The price gap between Kenosha and Walla Walla has narrowed since 2008: 8.1 points then, 2.6 now

Overall price level each year, 2008–2024. US average = 100.

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

US average = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
2008	103.7	95.6
2009	102.9	94.9
2010	100.1	94.3
2011	103.1	94.3
2012	99.3	95.1
2013	100.1	95.3
2014	101.3	98.4
2015	101.0	99.9
2016	100.2	96.3
2017	102.5	99.5
2018	100.9	99.4
2019	101.9	100.7
2020	99.4	95.2
2021	101.5	99.1
2022	102.5	100.6
2023	100.5	97.9
2024	101.1	98.5

Goods

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
2008	103.6	101.7
2009	105.1	100.3
2010	104.4	99.2
2011	104.9	98.1
2012	102.7	96.4
2013	101.6	95.4
2014	101.5	97.9
2015	99.4	103.8
2016	99.6	104.7
2017	102.6	102.0
2018	103.8	104.8
2019	104.7	104.7
2020	103.3	104.5
2021	105.6	106.6
2022	106.1	109.4
2023	103.7	104.9
2024	106.2	105.0

Housing (rents)

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
2008	109.1	76.0
2009	98.2	79.2
2010	84.2	79.9
2011	96.0	77.9
2012	80.6	87.2
2013	90.3	83.7
2014	101.0	99.4
2015	101.5	97.1
2016	87.9	81.7
2017	94.3	96.1
2018	88.0	82.0
2019	103.5	91.9
2020	83.1	67.5
2021	86.8	87.5
2022	92.3	79.6
2023	91.7	77.6
2024	95.8	86.6

Utilities

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
2008	102.6	67.3
2009	102.6	71.9
2010	97.5	79.0
2011	100.2	82.8
2012	97.0	79.3
2013	93.6	78.7
2014	100.8	77.5
2015	103.3	79.6
2016	102.1	87.8
2017	101.0	83.4
2018	98.8	86.9
2019	88.1	88.1
2020	90.7	86.0
2021	88.1	90.7
2022	85.4	82.9
2023	83.1	82.6
2024	85.9	94.3

Other services

Kenosha, WI
Walla Walla, WA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Kenosha, WI	Walla Walla, WA
2008	102.2	102.4
2009	103.2	100.5
2010	102.8	98.0
2011	104.5	99.3
2012	104.4	98.0
2013	103.4	101.1
2014	101.3	99.9
2015	101.8	99.9
2016	104.4	97.2
2017	105.2	100.2
2018	103.6	103.4
2019	100.4	101.6
2020	103.7	100.7
2021	104.5	98.8
2022	104.3	103.8
2023	102.2	102.6
2024	100.3	99.5

More about each city

What this comparison leaves out

Taxes. State and local income, sales and property taxes can change the result a lot, especially between states.
Neighborhoods. These are metro-wide averages; a city center and its outer suburbs can differ by more than two metros do.
Your own spending mix. The default uses an average household. Use the housing slider above if rent is a bigger share of your budget.
Timing. BEA price levels are for 2024; Zillow figures are monthly and newer.