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

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

The short answer

Overall, Kenosha, WI is 2.6% more expensive than Walla Walla, WA (BEA, 2024).
To keep the same standard of living, $75,000 in Walla Walla works out to about $77,000 in Kenosha, before taxes.
Most of the difference is housing, which costs 10.7% more in Kenosha. Goods are 1.1% higher and other services 0.9% higher.
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: 10.7% higher in Kenosha than in Walla Walla

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

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

All items

98.5 101.1

Goods

105.0 106.2

Housing (rents)

86.6 95.8

Utilities

94.3 85.9

Other services

99.5 100.3

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

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

Category	Walla Walla	Kenosha	Kenosha vs Walla Walla
All items	98.5	101.1	+2.6%
Goods	105.0	106.2	+1.1%
Housing (rents)	86.6	95.8	+10.7%
Utilities	94.3	85.9	−9.0%
Other services	99.5	100.3	+0.9%
Salary to match $75,000 in Walla Walla	$75,000	$77,000	+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 Walla Walla and Kenosha has narrowed since 2008: 8.1 points then, 2.6 now

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

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

US average = 100

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

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

Goods

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

US = 100

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

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

Housing (rents)

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

US = 100

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

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

Utilities

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

US = 100

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

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

Other services

Walla Walla, WA
Kenosha, WI

US = 100

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

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

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.