Calistoga, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 55%

Goods & Services 30%

Housing 117%

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	Calistoga	California	National
Cost of living	155	140	100
Goods & Services	130	111	100
Groceries	126	118	100
Health care	127	113	100
Housing	217	196	100
Transportation	137	128	100
Utilities	121	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Calistoga is 11% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Calistoga is 55% higher than the national average
Calistoga housing is 117% 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	$66,563	$5,547	$1,553	$1,997
Renters	$44,732	$3,728	$1,044	$1,342

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Calistoga, CA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Calistoga homeowners, is $66,563. This would allow for a maximum of $1,553 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $44,732 which would result in a maximum of $1,044 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.71	$17.49	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$67.86	$38.17	77.8%
Toothpaste	$2.93	$2.32	26.2%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.01	31.4%
Movie	$12.11	$10.72	12.9%
Bowling	$19.83	$13.86	43.1%

Groceries

Item	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.90	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.40	3.3%
Milk	$2.39	$1.96	21.8%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.18	16.4%
Pizza	$13.70	$10.39	31.8%
Beer	$10.49	$9.23	13.7%

Health Care

Item	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.71	$106.34	28.6%
Doctor	$150.71	$115.25	30.8%
Dentist	$139.14	$98.38	41.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.99	$9.26	29.5%
Lipitor	$442.32	$466.47	5.2%

Housing

Item	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$475,800.00	$184,700.00	157.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,196.29	$1,273.32	151.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,153.00	$949.00	21.5%

Transportation

Item	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.79	$2.59	46.2%
Tire Balancing	$61.00	$48.90	24.8%

Utilities

Item	Calistoga	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$228.47	$167.60	36.3%
Phone	$184.65	$163.42	13.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oakville, CA	151	129	29%
Roseland, CA	5,859	140	40%
Middletown, CA	771	129	29%
Santa Rosa, CA	173,165	153	53%
Fulton, CA	632	158	58%
Calistoga, CA	5,281	155	55%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Collegeville, PA	5,279	122	22%
South Amherst, MA	5,283	125	25%
Stokesdale, NC	5,278	99	-1%
Morganville, NJ	5,284	162	62%
Edgewater, CO	5,278	109	9%
Calistoga, CA	5,281	155	55%

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

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