Clay, CA Cost Of Living

Clay 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	Clay	California	National
Cost of living index	141	138	100
Index	Clay	California	National
Goods & Services index	109	110	100
Groceries index	117	115	100
Health care index	104	109	100
Housing index	215	196	100
Transportation index	123	125	100
Utilities index	89	114	100

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The cost of living in Clay is 2% higher than the California average.
The cost of living in Clay is 41% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Clay is 115% higher 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	$72,083	$6,007	$1,682	$2,163
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	Clay	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.61	$16.09	21.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.92	$37.33	39.1%
Toothpaste	$2.87	$2.45	17.4%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.00	22.6%
Movie	$13.35	$10.28	29.9%
Bowling	$6.27	$4.93	27.1%

Groceries

Item	Clay	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.80	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.2%
Milk	$2.85	$2.01	41.8%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.01	15.9%
Pizza	$14.69	$9.89	48.6%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Clay	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.96	$102.16	20.4%
Doctor	$100.28	$108.36	7.5%
Dentist	$96.52	$92.53	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.90	$9.28	28.3%
Lipitor	$437.10	$425.82	2.6%

Housing

Item	Clay	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$397,000.00	$184,700.00	114.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,457.03	$1,202.44	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Clay	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.82	$2.24	25.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.95	$46.29	16.5%

Utilities

Item	Clay	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.47	$165.96	1.5%
Phone	$21.67	$28.68	24.5%

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.
Acampo, CA	466	110	10%
Victor, CA	579	93	-7%
Buena Vista, CA	360	94	-6%
Florin, CA	49,486	105	5%
Thornton, CA	968	109	9%
Clay, CA	1,209	141	41%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Celoron, NY	1,209	82	-18%
Markle, IN	1,209	85	-15%
Cottage City, MD	1,209	110	10%
Branchville, SC	1,209	88	-12%
Lenape Heights, PA	1,209	95	-5%
Clay, CA	1,209	141	41%

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

Clay, CA Cost of Living