Claremont, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 56%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 164%

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	Claremont	California	National
Cost of living	156	140	100
Goods & Services	110	109	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	264	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	89	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Claremont is 12% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Claremont is 56% higher than the national average
Claremont housing is 164% 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	$120,053	$10,004	$2,801	$3,602
Renters	$50,049	$4,171	$1,168	$1,502

The affordability of the housing market in Claremont, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Claremont homeowners, the median income is $120,053. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,801 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $50,049. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,168 for their rent related monthly 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	Claremont	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	Claremont	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	Claremont	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	Claremont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$581,100.00	$184,700.00	214.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,443.41	$1,229.62	180.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,399.00	$949.00	47.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Claremont	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.
Lytle Creek, CA	1,019	112	12.0%
Jurupa Valley, CA	100,737	118	18.4%
Montclair, CA	38,294	120	19.9%
Fontana, CA	205,228	121	20.8%
Ontario, CA	169,389	122	22.4%
Claremont, CA	35,827	156	56.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dunedin, FL	35,882	95	5.0%
Wildwood, MO	35,764	122	21.8%
Pahrump, NV	35,899	93	7.4%
Richfield, MN	35,912	104	3.7%
Merritt Island, FL	35,916	102	1.5%
Claremont, CA	35,827	156	56.2%

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