Buena Park, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 41%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 115%

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	Buena Park	California	National
Cost of living	141	140	100
Goods & Services	110	109	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	215	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	89	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Buena Park is 1% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Buena Park is 41% higher than the national average
Buena Park housing is 115% 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	$90,276	$7,523	$2,106	$2,709
Renters	$50,496	$4,208	$1,178	$1,515

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Buena Park, CA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Buena Park, the median monthly income is $90,276 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $2,106 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $50,496, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $1,178 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Buena Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.92	$20.27	22.9%
Beauty Salon	$59.67	$40.39	47.7%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.3%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.08	23.3%
Movie	$14.78	$10.99	34.6%
Bowling	$21.11	$15.49	36.3%

Groceries

Item	Buena Park	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	Buena Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.28	$109.73	4.0%
Doctor	$95.00	$118.34	19.7%
Dentist	$114.80	$100.94	13.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$487.47	$469.53	3.8%

Housing

Item	Buena Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$448,900.00	$184,700.00	143.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,443.41	$1,229.62	180.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,421.00	$949.00	49.7%

Transportation

Item	Buena Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.94	$2.71	45.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.17	$51.86	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Buena Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$146.77	$170.84	14.1%
Phone	$174.14	$187.18	7.0%

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.
Willowbrook, CA	22,035	119	19.2%
Florence-Graham, CA	63,390	121	20.5%
Compton, CA	97,740	121	20.9%
East Rancho Dominguez, CA	15,887	122	22.5%
West Rancho Dominguez, CA	22,724	124	23.6%
Buena Park, CA	82,771	141	41.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hemet, CA	82,748	102	2.0%
Sioux City, IA	82,666	86	14.3%
Santa Fe, NM	82,927	105	4.8%
Johns Creek, GA	82,930	124	24.5%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	n/a
Buena Park, CA	82,771	141	41.4%

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