Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA Cost Of Living

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	271	301	138
Index	Barron Park	Palo Alto	California
Goods & Services index	122	122	110
Groceries index	126	126	115
Health care index	123	123	109
Housing index	617	717	196
Transportation index	130	130	125
Utilities index	114	114	114

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The cost of living in Barron Park is 96% higher than the Palo Alto average.
The cost of living in Barron Park is 171% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Barron Park is 517% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% 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	$120,867	$10,072	$2,820	$3,626

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.86	$16.09	35.9%
Beauty Salon	$69.62	$37.33	86.5%
Toothpaste	$3.23	$2.45	32.0%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.00	19.6%
Movie	$11.67	$10.28	13.6%
Bowling	$6.78	$4.93	37.4%

Groceries

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$3.80	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.40	8.1%
Milk	$2.74	$2.01	36.6%
Potatoes	$3.56	$3.01	18.1%
Pizza	$12.11	$9.89	22.5%
Beer	$9.55	$8.90	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.71	$102.16	18.2%
Doctor	$138.93	$108.36	28.2%
Dentist	$122.57	$92.53	32.5%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.28	28.4%
Lipitor	$416.12	$425.82	2.3%

Housing

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,702,100.00	$184,700.00	821.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,702.60	$1,202.44	124.8%
Apartment Rent	$2,283.00	$949.00	140.6%

Transportation

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$2.24	30.3%
Tire Balancing	$60.44	$46.29	30.6%

Utilities

Item	Palo Alto	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.24	$165.96	38.7%
Phone	$24.33	$28.68	15.2%

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.
Loma Mar, CA	150	127	27%
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	134	34%
East Palo Alto, CA	29,353	159	59%
Newark, CA	44,677	165	65%
Union City, CA	73,500	166	66%
Palo Alto, CA	66,649	301	201%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Portland, ME	66,649	114	14%
Camarillo, CA	66,630	151	51%
Woodbury, MN	66,699	118	18%
South San Francisco, CA	66,587	177	77%
Oshkosh, WI	66,713	90	-10%
Palo Alto, CA	66,649	301	201%

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 2017.

Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA Cost of Living