Agoura Hills, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 79%

Goods & Services 15%

Housing 228%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Agoura Hills	California	National
Cost of living	179	140	100
Goods & Services	115	109	100
Groceries	113	112	100
Health care	111	109	100
Housing	328	196	100
Transportation	127	132	100
Utilities	107	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Agoura Hills is 28% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Agoura Hills is 79% higher than the national average
Agoura Hills housing is 228% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 59% 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	$125,465	$10,455	$2,927	$3,764
Renters	$66,957	$5,580	$1,562	$2,009

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Agoura Hills, CA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Agoura Hills homeowners, is $125,465. This would allow for a maximum of $2,927 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $66,957 which would result in a maximum of $1,562 to be spent on rental costs.

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.92	$20.27	27.8%
Beauty Salon	$85.33	$40.39	111.2%
Toothpaste	$2.23	$2.36	5.6%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.08	23.3%
Movie	$17.40	$10.99	58.4%
Bowling	$22.00	$15.49	42.0%

Groceries

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$4.30	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.30	$2.20	4.4%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.22	7.1%
Pizza	$11.99	$10.74	11.6%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.18	$109.73	12.3%
Doctor	$126.33	$118.34	6.8%
Dentist	$115.69	$100.94	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$489.74	$469.53	4.3%

Housing

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$699,200.00	$184,700.00	278.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,848.42	$1,229.62	131.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,998.00	$949.00	110.5%

Transportation

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.91	$2.71	44.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.87	$51.86	0.0%

Utilities

Item	Agoura Hills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.63	$170.84	12.2%
Phone	$187.64	$187.18	0.2%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Santa Susana, CA	1,057	150	50.3%
Simi Valley, CA	126,126	151	50.8%
Casa Conejo, CA	3,180	154	53.7%
Moorpark, CA	35,594	162	61.8%
Thousand Oaks, CA	128,623	171	70.7%
Agoura Hills, CA	20,689	179	78.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rotterdam, NY	20,686	102	1.5%
Cobourg, ON	20,684	n/a
Pitt Meadows, BC	20,683	n/a
Lealman, FL	20,704	83	16.7%
Wade Hampton, SC	20,673	96	4.0%
Agoura Hills, CA	20,689	179	78.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.