Benbow, CA Cost Of Living

Benbow 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	Benbow	California	National
Cost of living index	137	138	100
Index	Benbow	California	National
Goods & Services index	109	110	100
Groceries index	117	115	100
Health care index	104	109	100
Housing index	201	196	100
Transportation index	123	125	100
Utilities index	89	114	100

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The cost of living in Benbow is 1% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in Benbow is 37% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Benbow is 101% 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)
Owners	$45,739	$3,812	$1,067	$1,372
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.61	$16.09	21.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.92	$37.33	39.1%
Toothpaste	$2.87	$2.45	17.4%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.00	22.6%
Movie	$13.35	$10.28	29.9%
Bowling	$6.27	$4.93	27.1%

Groceries

Item	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.80	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.2%
Milk	$2.85	$2.01	41.8%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.01	15.9%
Pizza	$14.69	$9.89	48.6%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.96	$102.16	20.4%
Doctor	$100.28	$108.36	7.5%
Dentist	$96.52	$92.53	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.90	$9.28	28.3%
Lipitor	$437.10	$425.82	2.6%

Housing

Item	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$372,100.00	$184,700.00	101.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,457.03	$1,202.44	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.82	$2.24	25.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.95	$46.29	16.5%

Utilities

Item	Benbow	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.47	$165.96	1.5%
Phone	$21.67	$28.68	24.5%

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.
Myers Flat, CA	0	109	9%
Phillipsville, CA	86	109	9%
Alderpoint, CA	224	102	2%
Leggett, CA	96	118	18%
Garberville, CA	992	124	24%
Benbow, CA	213	137	37%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Petersburg, ND	213	83	-17%
Elk City, ID	213	75	-25%
Stilesville, IN	213	84	-16%
Joyce, LA	213	84	-16%
New Lebanon, PA	213	85	-15%
Benbow, CA	213	137	37%

Source: The Benbow, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Benbow, CA Cost of Living