Day Valley, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 94%

Goods & Services 30%

Housing 247%

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	Day Valley	California	National
Cost of living	194	140	100
Goods & Services	130	111	100
Groceries	126	118	100
Health care	127	113	100
Housing	347	196	100
Transportation	137	128	100
Utilities	121	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Day Valley is 39% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Day Valley is 94% higher than the national average
Day Valley housing is 247% 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	$96,549	$8,046	$2,253	$2,897
Renters	$35,958	$2,997	$839	$1,079

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	Day Valley	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	Day Valley	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	Day Valley	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	Day Valley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$788,400.00	$184,700.00	326.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,196.29	$1,273.32	151.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,528.00	$949.00	61.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Day Valley	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.
Moss Landing, CA	118	102	2%
Live Oak city, CA	8,501	115	15%
Pajaro, CA	3,524	111	11%
Paradise Park, CA	530	138	38%
Amesti, CA	3,205	122	22%
Day Valley, CA	3,739	194	94%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wonder Lake, IL	3,739	99	-1%
Goshen, CA	3,739	105	5%
Newcomerstown, OH	3,740	80	-20%
Sagamore, MA	3,738	130	30%
West Liberty, IA	3,737	91	-9%
Day Valley, CA	3,739	194	94%

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

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