Buena Vista, CA Cost Of Living

Buena Vista 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	Buena Vista	California	National
Cost of living index	94	138	100
Index	Buena Vista	California	National
Goods & Services index	104	110	100
Groceries index	116	115	100
Health care index	100	109	100
Housing index	56	196	100
Transportation index	120	125	100
Utilities index	117	114	100

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The cost of living in Buena Vista is 32% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in Buena Vista is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Buena Vista is 44% lower 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	$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%	10.25%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.70	$16.09	2.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.09	$37.33	4.7%
Toothpaste	$2.53	$2.45	3.5%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.00	20.6%
Movie	$11.22	$10.28	9.2%
Bowling	$4.54	$4.93	7.9%

Groceries

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.90	$3.80	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.0%
Milk	$2.72	$2.01	35.5%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.01	0.1%
Pizza	$14.94	$9.89	51.1%
Beer	$8.98	$8.90	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.89	$102.16	14.4%
Doctor	$92.00	$108.36	15.1%
Dentist	$95.76	$92.53	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$11.85	$9.28	27.7%
Lipitor	$429.19	$425.82	0.8%

Housing

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$57,800.00	$184,700.00	68.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,585.99	$1,202.44	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,088.00	$949.00	14.6%

Transportation

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.72	$2.24	21.2%
Tire Balancing	$54.69	$46.29	18.2%

Utilities

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$263.25	$165.96	58.6%
Phone	$20.01	$28.68	30.3%

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	109	9%
San Andreas, CA	3,077	105	5%
Mokelumne Hill, CA	584	108	8%
Plymouth, CA	961	108	8%
Martell, CA	312	111	11%
Buena Vista, CA	360	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cobbtown, GA	360	75	-25%
Bonesteel, SD	360	77	-23%
Morgan Heights, CO	360	104	4%
Downsville, MD	360	100	0%
Nichols, IA	360	88	-12%
Buena Vista, CA	360	94	-6%

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

Buena Vista, CA Cost of Living