California Pines, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 42%

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	California Pines	California	National
Cost of living	88	140	100
Goods & Services	98	109	100
Groceries	106	112	100
Health care	104	109	100
Housing	58	196	100
Transportation	119	132	100
Utilities	83	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in California Pines is 37% lower than the California average
The cost of living in California Pines is 12% lower than the national average
California Pines housing is 42% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313

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	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.61	$20.27	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.39	$40.39	9.9%
Toothpaste	$2.56	$2.36	8.5%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.08	22.9%
Movie	$10.00	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$17.93	$15.49	15.8%

Groceries

Item	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.99	$4.30	16.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.4%
Milk	$2.81	$2.20	27.4%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.22	17.3%
Pizza	$11.32	$10.74	5.4%
Beer	$9.29	$9.60	3.2%

Health Care

Item	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.33	$109.73	5.8%
Doctor	$124.17	$118.34	4.9%
Dentist	$109.89	$100.94	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.13	$9.93	12.0%
Lipitor	$443.80	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,669.91	$1,229.62	35.8%
Apartment Rent	$550.00	$949.00	42.0%

Transportation

Item	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.26	$2.71	20.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.22	$51.86	16.1%

Utilities

Item	California Pines	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.57	$170.84	28.3%
Phone	$181.37	$187.18	3.1%

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.
Daphnedale Park, CA	116	100	0.3%
Likely, CA	0	100	0.3%
Canby, CA	493	100	0.3%
Alturas, CA	2,616	88	12.0%
California Pines, CA	314	88	12.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Berrydale, FL	314	110	9.8%
Woodland, GA	314	82	17.8%
Cincinnati, IA	314	75	25.2%
West Okoboji, IA	314	112	12.1%
Beaverville, IL	314	81	18.7%
California Pines, CA	314	88	12.4%

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