Cost Of Living In El Portal, CA

El Portal cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	El Portal	California	National
Cost of living index	131	137	100
Index	El Portal	California	National
Goods & Services index	104	109	100
Groceries index	103	118	100
Health care index	108	111	100
Housing index	178	189	100
Transportation index	130	130	100
Utilities index	127	112	100

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The cost of living in El Portal is 4% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in El Portal is 31% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in El Portal is 78% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 47% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$104,037	$8,670	$2,427	$3,121
Renters	$100,036	$8,336	$2,334	$3,001

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.5%	10%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.44	$15.56	0.8%
Beauty Salon	$40.33	$36.11	11.7%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.47	5.5%
Shampoo	$1.14	$0.96	18.5%
Movie	$9.44	$10.13	6.7%
Bowling	$5.67	$4.74	19.7%

Groceries

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.26	$3.98	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.18	$1.41	15.9%
Milk	$2.40	$2.06	16.1%
Potatoes	$2.93	$2.98	1.6%
Pizza	$11.17	$9.47	17.9%
Beer	$8.87	$8.79	0.8%

Health Care

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.92	$101.04	21.6%
Doctor	$102.44	$107.44	4.7%
Dentist	$104.17	$90.42	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$9.28	16.1%
Lipitor	$424.73	$426.50	0.4%

Housing

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$361,500.00	$175,700.00	105.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,289.65	$1,133.23	13.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,057.00	$920.00	14.9%

Transportation

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.61	$1.99	30.7%
Tire Balancing	$58.12	$45.76	27.0%

Utilities

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$237.89	$163.81	45.2%
Phone	$29.67	$28.39	4.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Buck Meadows, CA	50	111	11%
Fish Camp, CA	44	111	11%
Yosemite Valley, CA	877	85	-15%
Mariposa, CA	1,524	104	4%
Wawona, CA	167	105	5%
El Portal, CA	601	131	31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cordova, MD	601	111	11%
Switzer, WV	601	80	-20%
Graceville, MN	601	85	-15%
Strasburg, IL	601	79	-21%
Sugar Grove, PA	601	82	-18%
El Portal, CA	601	131	31%

Source: The El Portal, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

El Portal, CA Cost of Living