| Index | Bolinas | California | National |
| Cost of living | 215 | 141 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 123 | 111 | 100 |
| Groceries | 131 | 116 | 100 |
| Health care | 131 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 416 | 196 | 100 |
| Transportation | 138 | 129 | 100 |
| Utilities | 132 | 129 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $74,839 | $6,237 | $1,746 | $2,245 |
| Renters | $128,125 | $10,677 | $2,989 | $3,844 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 12.3% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.74 | $22.08 | 21.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $85.61 | $42.88 | 99.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.36 | $2.57 | 30.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.52 | $1.15 | 32.1% |
| Movie | $15.41 | $11.51 | 33.9% |
| Bowling | $24.22 | $16.62 | 45.8% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.38 | $4.98 | 8.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.95 | $1.58 | 23.1% |
| Milk | $3.38 | $2.42 | 39.8% |
| Potatoes | $3.06 | $3.54 | 13.6% |
| Pizza | $14.77 | $11.49 | 28.6% |
| Beer | $10.50 | $10.04 | 4.6% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $154.96 | $117.76 | 31.6% |
| Doctor | $174.07 | $125.34 | 38.9% |
| Dentist | $148.07 | $107.52 | 37.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.52 | $10.26 | 22.1% |
| Lipitor | $492.72 | $459.24 | 7.3% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $1,125,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 509.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $5,786.08 | $1,697.41 | 240.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,188.00 | $949.00 | 130.6% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $5.42 | $3.85 | 41.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $76.46 | $57.01 | 34.1% |
| Item | Bolinas | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $267.64 | $177.27 | 51.0% |
| Phone | $201.38 | $189.62 | 6.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA | 116 | 129 | 28.7% |
| Marin City, CA | 3,040 | 164 | 64.3% |
| Daly City, CA | 107,197 | 176 | 76.4% |
| Novato, CA | 53,781 | 178 | 78.0% |
| Santa Venetia, CA | 3,891 | 178 | 78.0% |
| Bolinas, CA | 1,223 | 215 | 114.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Tubac, AZ | 1,223 | 114 | 14.4% |
| Crawford, GA | 1,223 | 86 | 14.0% |
| Branchville, SC | 1,223 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Maidstone, SK | 1,223 | n/a | |
| Mazon, IL | 1,222 | 93 | 7.0% |
| Bolinas, CA | 1,223 | 215 | 114.8% |
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