Index | Lake Forest | California | National |
Cost of living index | 158 | 138 | 100 |
Index | Lake Forest | California | National |
Goods & Services index | 108 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries index | 114 | 115 | 100 |
Health care index | 105 | 109 | 100 |
Housing index | 265 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation index | 132 | 125 | 100 |
Utilities index | 103 | 114 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $112,655 | $9,388 | $2,628 | $3,380 |
Renters | $61,889 | $5,157 | $1,444 | $1,857 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.43 | $16.09 | 27.0% |
Beauty Salon | $60.87 | $37.33 | 63.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.55 | $2.45 | 4.2% |
Shampoo | $1.29 | $1.00 | 28.9% |
Movie | $13.65 | $10.28 | 32.8% |
Bowling | $6.68 | $4.93 | 35.5% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.49 | $3.80 | 18.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.04 | $1.40 | 25.8% |
Milk | $2.23 | $2.01 | 10.9% |
Potatoes | $2.77 | $3.01 | 8.1% |
Pizza | $10.99 | $9.89 | 11.2% |
Beer | $9.88 | $8.90 | 11.0% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $101.17 | $102.16 | 1.0% |
Doctor | $96.00 | $108.36 | 11.4% |
Dentist | $106.60 | $92.53 | 15.2% |
Ibuprofen | $12.77 | $9.28 | 37.6% |
Lipitor | $409.56 | $425.82 | 3.8% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $550,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 198.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,375.06 | $1,202.44 | 180.7% |
Apartment Rent | $1,777.00 | $949.00 | 87.2% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.03 | $2.24 | 34.9% |
Tire Balancing | $59.13 | $46.29 | 27.7% |
Item | Lake Forest | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $190.81 | $165.96 | 15.0% |
Phone | $25.97 | $28.68 | 9.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Las Flores CDP (Tehama County), CA | 324 | 112 | 12% |
Laguna Woods, CA | 16,347 | 119 | 19% |
Lake Mathews, CA | 5,956 | 131 | 31% |
Santa Ana, CA | 333,605 | 135 | 35% |
Corona, CA | 161,614 | 135 | 35% |
Lake Forest, CA | 80,658 | 158 | 58% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Largo, FL | 80,678 | 91 | -9% |
Avondale, AZ | 80,631 | 101 | 1% |
Fayetteville, AR | 80,552 | 94 | -6% |
Bryan, TX | 80,552 | 90 | -10% |
Cranston, RI | 80,882 | 115 | 15% |
Lake Forest, CA | 80,658 | 158 | 58% |