East Nicolaus, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 31%

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	East Nicolaus	California	National
Cost of living	119	140	100
Goods & Services	107	111	100
Groceries	121	118	100
Health care	117	113	100
Housing	131	196	100
Transportation	134	128	100
Utilities	102	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in East Nicolaus is 15% lower than the California average
The cost of living in East Nicolaus is 19% higher than the national average
East Nicolaus housing is 31% 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	$25,417	$2,118	$593	$763
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.80	$17.49	53.2%
Beauty Salon	$55.40	$38.17	45.1%
Toothpaste	$2.94	$2.32	26.7%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.01	46.3%
Movie	$12.78	$10.72	19.2%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.40	5.3%
Milk	$2.57	$1.96	31.0%
Potatoes	$2.96	$3.18	7.0%
Pizza	$15.19	$10.39	46.1%
Beer	$9.66	$9.23	4.7%

Health Care

Item	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.29	$106.34	23.5%
Doctor	$155.00	$115.25	34.5%
Dentist	$107.22	$98.38	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.26	28.7%
Lipitor	$491.23	$466.47	5.3%

Housing

Item	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$254,200.00	$184,700.00	37.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,623.46	$1,273.32	27.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,096.00	$949.00	15.5%

Transportation

Item	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$2.59	43.7%
Tire Balancing	$60.10	$48.90	22.9%

Utilities

Item	East Nicolaus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.58	$167.60	2.4%
Phone	$183.90	$163.42	12.5%

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.
Knights Landing, CA	1,240	103	3%
Olivehurst, CA	13,755	104	4%
Linda, CA	18,595	105	5%
Robbins, CA	322	107	7%
Wheatland, CA	3,617	112	12%
East Nicolaus, CA	207	119	19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Artesian, SD	207	74	-26%
Rippey, IA	207	80	-20%
Poynor, TX	207	85	-15%
Elmo, MO	207	85	-15%
Forsan, TX	207	85	-15%
East Nicolaus, CA	207	119	19%

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