Cost Of Living In Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA

Barron Park 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	Barron Park	Palo Alto	California
Cost of living index	227	409	137
Index	Barron Park	Palo Alto	California
Goods & Services index	125	125	109
Groceries index	143	143	118
Health care index	133	133	111
Housing index	460	1,067	189
Transportation index	130	130	130
Utilities index	109	109	112

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The cost of living in Barron Park is 66% higher than the Palo Alto average.
The cost of living in Barron Park is 127% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Barron Park is 360% 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)
Household	$115,027	$9,586	$2,684	$3,451

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	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.55	$15.56	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.77	$36.11	12.9%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$2.47	45.8%
Shampoo	$1.23	$0.96	27.1%
Movie	$12.35	$10.13	21.9%
Bowling	$7.64	$4.74	61.3%

Groceries

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.33	$3.98	58.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.69	$1.41	91.3%
Milk	$2.92	$2.06	41.3%
Potatoes	$4.70	$2.98	57.6%
Pizza	$13.06	$9.47	37.8%
Beer	$9.48	$8.79	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.96	$101.04	50.4%
Doctor	$141.39	$107.44	31.6%
Dentist	$138.51	$90.42	53.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.75	$9.28	15.8%
Lipitor	$420.03	$426.50	1.5%

Housing

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$2,514,700.00	$175,700.00	1,331.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,195.07	$1,133.23	446.7%
Apartment Rent	$2,001.00	$920.00	117.5%

Transportation

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.74	$1.99	37.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.66	$45.76	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$204.04	$163.81	24.6%
Phone	$24.95	$28.39	12.1%

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.
Mountain View, CA	2,299	132	32%
East Palo Alto, CA	28,920	149	49%
Burbank CDP, CA	5,869	156	56%
Newark, CA	43,635	159	59%
Pescadero, CA	1,046	161	61%
Palo Alto, CA	65,998	409	309%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Camarillo, CA	65,985	149	49%
Youngstown, OH	66,013	79	-21%
St. Cloud, MN	66,038	96	-4%
Schenectady, NY	66,055	98	-2%
Walnut Creek, CA	65,923	168	68%
Palo Alto, CA	65,998	409	309%

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

Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA Cost of Living