Buena Vista, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 44%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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 Vista	California	National
Cost of living	96	140	100
Goods & Services	101	111	100
Groceries	125	118	100
Health care	100	113	100
Housing	56	196	100
Transportation	124	128	100
Utilities	129	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Buena Vista is 32% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Buena Vista is 4% lower than the national average
Buena Vista housing is 44% lower 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$62,083	$5,174	$1,449	$1,863
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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 Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.00	$17.49	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$40.50	$38.17	6.1%
Toothpaste	$2.77	$2.32	19.3%
Shampoo	$1.46	$1.01	44.3%
Movie	$11.63	$10.72	8.4%
Bowling	$16.38	$13.86	18.2%

Groceries

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.63	$3.90	18.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.40	15.4%
Milk	$2.76	$1.96	40.7%
Potatoes	$3.02	$3.18	5.1%
Pizza	$15.59	$10.39	50.0%
Beer	$9.85	$9.23	6.7%

Health Care

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.40	$106.34	7.6%
Doctor	$124.33	$115.25	7.9%
Dentist	$83.10	$98.38	15.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.12	$9.26	30.9%
Lipitor	$489.24	$466.47	4.9%

Housing

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$57,800.00	$184,700.00	68.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,816.22	$1,273.32	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,088.00	$949.00	14.6%

Transportation

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$2.59	30.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.49	$48.90	17.6%

Utilities

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$253.20	$167.60	51.1%
Phone	$182.40	$163.42	11.6%

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.
Fiddletown, CA	140	113	13%
San Andreas, CA	3,077	107	7%
Mokelumne Hill, CA	584	109	9%
Plymouth, CA	961	111	11%
Martell, CA	312	113	13%
Buena Vista, CA	360	96	-4%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Orchid, FL	360	301	201%
Macks Creek, MO	360	78	-22%
Nichols, IA	360	89	-11%
Bonesteel, SD	360	78	-22%
Duanesburg, NY	360	100	0%
Buena Vista, CA	360	96	-4%

Source: The Buena Vista, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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